A club has 15 members. In how many ways can a committee of three be chosen?

Answers (1)

There are 15 choices for the first one.

There are 14 choices for the second one.

There are 13 choices for the third one.

15 x 14 x 13 = 2730

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Thank you for the answer i really appreciate. But i got something like this 15c3 (15 combination3) which is using the combination formular gives me 455.

You asked about permutations, but the calculator you used calculates combinations. There is a difference between combinations and permutations. Here is the explanation:
stattrek.com/online-calculator/combinations-permutations.aspx

Notice that the calculator gives both our answers, but they have different meanings.