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What is 10 choose 3?

This is a standard combination without repetition because you are choosing 3 items from 10 and order does not matter.

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120

10 choose 3 without repeats is 120.

10 choose 3 counts unique groups of 3 drawn from 10 distinct items. Switching the order of the chosen items does not create a new group.

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  1. Inputs: n = 10, r = 3
  2. Formula: C(n, r) = n! / (r!(n-r)!)
  3. Substitute: C(10, 3) = 10! / (3!(10-3)!)
  4. Steps: 3,628,800 / (6 x 5,040)
  5. Result: 10 choose 3 without repeats is 120.

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10 choose 3 counts unique groups of 3 drawn from 10 distinct items. Switching the order of the chosen items does not create a new group.

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