How many different ways can you choose 5 books from a shelf containing 12 books? Type a numerical answer in the space provided. Do not type spaces in your answer.

Respuesta :

If you don't care about the order in which the books are chosen, then there are

[tex]\dbinom{12}5=\dfrac{12!}{5!(12-5)!}=792[/tex]

ways of doing so.