List all the combinations of five objects m l n k and p take

List all the combinations of five objects m, l, n, k, and p taken two at a time. What is 5C2?

Solution

In combinations order of the selected objects does not matter. Following is the list of all the combinations of five objects m, l, n, k, and p taken two at a time:

ml, mn, mk, mp, ln, lk, lp, nk, np, kp

5C2 shows the number of all possible combinations of 2 objects selected at a time from the 5 different objects.