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A school club has 5 members. From these 5 members, a 2-person team must be chosen to represent the club at a school carnival. How many different 2-person teams can be made from the 5 club members?

A 10 teams
B 15 teams
C 20 teams
D 25 teams


Sagot :

Answer:

20 teams can be made

Answer:

A.  10 teams

Step-by-step explanation:

a 2-person team is a combination of two elements out of 5.

Then

The number of possible teams is :

[tex]C^{2}_5 = \frac{5!}{2! \times (5-2)!} = \frac{5!}{2! \times 3!}=10[/tex]