A textbook search committee is condisdering 10 books for possible adoption. The committee has decided to select 5 of the ten for further consideration. in how many ways can it do so

They can do so in 252 ways.

Step-by-step explanation:

The order in which the books are chosen is not important. So we use the combinations formula to solve this question.

Combinations formula:

is the number of different combinations of x objects from a set of n elements, given by the following formula.

In this question:

5 books from a set of 10. So

They can do so in 252 ways.

answer: bearing in mind that a rectangle has a perimeter of length + length + width + width.

step-by-step explanation:

p = perimeter

l = length

x=width

p = 2l + 2x

p = 2(l+x)     < ==== perimeter of the base of the box.