You are allowed to omit two out of the 12 questions on a quiz. How many ways can you select the questions to omit?

Mathematics · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Given : 

Total question = 12

Question that can be omitted = 2

nCr = n!/r!(n-r!)

12C2 = 12!/2!(12-2!)

= 12 × 11 × 10!/2 × 10!

= 66

 

Hence, in 66 ways you select the 2 questions to omit.