Answer: 153
Step-by-step explanation:
When we have a group of N elements, the total number of combinations of K elements ( K ≤ N) is:
[tex]C (N, K) = \frac{N!}{(N-k)!*K!}[/tex]
Where N! = N*(N - 1)*(N - 2)*...*2*1
In this case, we have a group of 18 people (then N = 18) and we want to see how many different combinations of 2 we can make (K = 2).
Using the above equation we get:
[tex]C(18, 2) = \frac{18!}{(18 - 2)!*2!} = \frac{18!}{16!*2!} = \frac{18*17}{2} = 9*17 = 153[/tex]
There are 153 different ways in which the manager can do this.
