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What is 12 choose 5?

This is a standard combination without repetition because you are choosing 5 items from 12 and order does not matter.

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792

12 choose 5 without repeats is 792.

12 choose 5 counts unique groups of 5 drawn from 12 distinct items. Reordering the same 5 chosen items does not create a new group.

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  1. Inputs: n = 12, r = 5
  2. Formula: C(n, r) = n! / (r!(n-r)!)
  3. Substitute: C(12, 5) = 12! / (5!(12-5)!)
  4. Steps: 479,001,600 / (120 x 5,040)
  5. Result: 12 choose 5 without repeats is 792.

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12 choose 5 counts unique groups of 5 drawn from 12 distinct items. Reordering the same 5 chosen items does not create a new group.

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