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What is 6 choose 3?

This is a standard combination without repetition because you are choosing 3 items from 6 and order does not matter.

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20

6 choose 3 without repeats is 20.

6 choose 3 counts unique groups of 3 drawn from 6 distinct items. Reordering the same 3 chosen items does not create a new group.

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  1. Inputs: n = 6, r = 3
  2. Formula: C(n, r) = n! / (r!(n-r)!)
  3. Substitute: C(6, 3) = 6! / (3!(6-3)!)
  4. Steps: 720 / (6 x 6)
  5. Result: 6 choose 3 without repeats is 20.

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6 choose 3 counts unique groups of 3 drawn from 6 distinct items. Reordering the same 3 chosen items does not create a new group.

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