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Find the number of combinations of $4$ items from a set of $6$.
Hint: ${}^n \mathrm{C}_r = \dfrac{n!}{r! \, (n-r)!}$
${}^{6} \mathrm{C}_{4} = \dfrac{\class{inputBox step1}{~\bbox[border:2px solid blue]{\strut\rlap{\class{inputReplace}{A1}}\hspace{54px}}~}!}{\class{inputBox step1}{~\bbox[border:2px solid blue]{\strut\rlap{\class{inputReplace}{A2}}\hspace{54px}}~}! \times \class{inputBox step1}{~\bbox[border:2px solid blue]{\strut\rlap{\class{inputReplace}{A3}}\hspace{54px}}~}!}$ ${}^{6} \mathrm{C}_{4} = \dfrac{6!}{4! \times 2!}$
Cancel and calculate. Hint: Multiply the numbers down from $n$ in the numerator, and down from $r$ in the denominator.
${}^{6} \mathrm{C}_{4} = \dfrac{\class{inputBox step2}{~\bbox[border:2px solid blue]{\strut\rlap{\class{inputReplace}{B1}}\hspace{35px}}~} \times \class{inputBox step2}{~\bbox[border:2px solid blue]{\strut\rlap{\class{inputReplace}{B2}}\hspace{35px}}~}}{\class{inputBox step2}{~\bbox[border:2px solid blue]{\strut\rlap{\class{inputReplace}{C1}}\hspace{35px}}~} \times \class{inputBox step2}{~\bbox[border:2px solid blue]{\strut\rlap{\class{inputReplace}{C2}}\hspace{35px}}~}} = \dfrac{\class{inputBox step2}{~\bbox[border:2px solid blue]{\strut\rlap{\class{inputReplace}{D1}}\hspace{80px}}~}}{\class{inputBox step2}{~\bbox[border:2px solid blue]{\strut\rlap{\class{inputReplace}{D2}}\hspace{80px}}~}} = \class{inputBox step2}{~\bbox[border:2px solid blue]{\strut\rlap{\class{inputReplace}{DR}}\hspace{80px}}~}$ ${}^{6} \mathrm{C}_{4} = \dfrac{6 \times 5}{2 \times 1} = \dfrac{30}{2} = 15$