Each of 5 students wishes to buy a particular textbook, but only 2 textbooks are available. How could one express the number of ways those textbooks could be
Distributed among the students?
A) ${ } _ { 5 } P _ { 2 }$
B) ${ } _ { 5 } C _ { 2 }$
C) $2 ^ { C _ { 5 } }$
D) ${ } _ { 2 } P _ { 5 }$

Question

Each of 5 students wishes to buy a particular textbook, but only 2 textbooks are available. How could one express the number of ways those textbooks could be
Distributed among the students? 
A) ${ } _ { 5 } P _ { 2 }$
B) ${ } _ { 5 } C _ { 2 }$
C) $2 ^ { C _ { 5 } }$
D) ${ } _ { 2 } P _ { 5 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct expression is ${ } _ { 5 } C _ { 2 }$, which represents the number of ways to choose 2 students out of 5 to receive the textbooks, without regard to order.

Each of 5 Students Wishes to Buy a Particular Textbook 5P2{ } _ { 5 } P _ { 2 }5​P2​

Each of 5 Students Wishes to Buy a Particular Textbook ${ } _ { 5 } P _ { 2 }$