You portfolio consisting of 5 stocks. There are 9 available stocks to choose from. How many different portfolios are possible?
No. of stocks in Portfolio = 5
Available stocks to choose from = 9
Different combinations of portfolios = 9 C 5
= 9! / 5! * ( 9-5)!
= 9! / 5!*4!
= 126
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