In how many words can a committee of 5 people be chosen out of 8 people

2 answers

8P5 = 8*7*6*5*4
You may not care about order withing each committee so perhaps you mean combinations, not permutations
C(8,5) = 8! /[ 5! (8-5)! ]

= 8*7*6/[3*2]

= 56