Solution for Problem 8.6.2

 In how many ways can you select a committee of 4 people from a group of 10 members?

This is a combination because the 3 person committee are not ordered.  The order or arrangement of the group does not matter.   ABCD is the same as BADC.
Solve Step

Combination Formula

You can cancel the 6!'s.  Reduce, then multiply

C(10, 4) = 210

210 different 4 person committees