Andrea, Betty, Joyce, Karen, and Paula are starters on their school basketball team. How many different groups of three can be chosen for a newspaper photo?

Answer 1

You are looking for C(5,3)
which is 10

Answer 2

5! / 3!(5-3)! = 120 / 6(2) = 120/12 = 10
There are 10 different groups of three possible for the given combinations problem.