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Given 8 different toppings to choose from, how many 3-topping pizzas are possible?

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Answer:

336 ways

Step-by-step explanation:

Use nPk which is [tex]\frac{n!}{(n-k)!}[/tex]. This is [tex]\frac{8!}{5!}[/tex]. This becomes 8×7×6 as the 8! and 5! cancel out. 8×7×6 is 336.

Total number of possible 3-topping pizzas are 336 ways.

How do you calculate the number of possible ways something can be arranged?

In more general terms, if we have n items total and want to pick k in a certain order, we get: n! / (n – k)! And this is the permutation formula: The number of ways k items can be ordered from n items: P(n,k) = n (n – k)!

Given that,

Total number of items n = 8

number of picking item k = 3

Now,

p(n,k) = [tex]\frac{n!}{(n -k)!}[/tex]

p(8,5) =  [tex]\frac{8!}{(8 -3)!}[/tex]

         = [tex]\frac{8!}{5!}[/tex]

         = [tex]\frac{8.7.6.5! }{5! }[/tex]

         = 8 × 7 ×6

p(8,5) = 336 ways

Hence, Total number of possible 3-topping pizzas are 336 ways.

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