Question
Which of the following is an example of a combination?
A. The number of ways that 4 people can win 4 different prizes
B. Picking 3 books to take with you on vacation from a collection of 20 books
C. Selecting a president, vice president, and treasurer
D. The number of ways that 7 books can be placed in a row on a bookshelf
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Picking 3 books to take with you on vacation from a collection of 20 books is an example of a combination.
The correct option is B.
What is a combination?
A combination is a selection of all or a portion of a group of items, regardless of the sequence in which the items are chosen.
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