+1859 A baking club wants to form an executive committee. There are $18$ people in the baking club, including Mark. In how many ways can the baking club form an executive committee with $2$ people?
A baking club wants to form an executive committee. There are $18$ people in the baking club, including Mark. In how many ways can the baking club form an executive committee with $2$ people, including Mark?
A baking club wants to form an executive committee. There are $18$ people in the baking club, including Mark. In how many ways can the baking club form an executive committee with $2$ people, not including Mark?
What do you notice about your answers to all three parts?
+6 Mark has nothing to do with the answer....
ANSWER: "18 choose 2" = (18*17)/(2*1) = 17*9 = 153
