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The symbol C(n, r) is defined for positive integers n and r, where n > r, by the equation C(n, r) = n! / [r!(n-r)!]. Which of the following equals C(17, 6)?

a. C(17, 6) / C(16, 5)  
b. C(17, 6)  
c. C(18, 5)  
d. C(23, 17)  
e. C(16, 5)­
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­Hi Bunuel, This is mock 5. I tried to use the original formatting but can't get it to work. 
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The symbol C(n, r) is defined for positive integers n and r, where n > r, by the equation C(n, r) = n! / [r!(n-r)!]. Which of the following equals C(17, 6)?

a. C(17, 6) / C(16, 5)  
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­Hi Bunuel, This is mock 5. I tried to use the original formatting but can't get it to work. 
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­It's obviously just the combination formula. The only trick is that the symbol function appears in the answer choices so see which one is the equal to the function from the question stem:

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