How many 4 person committees can be chosen from a group of 32?

Answer 1

The number of distinct, different 4-person committees that can be formed

from a group of 32 people is

(32!/28!) / (4!) = (32 x 31 x 30 x 29) / (4 x 3 x 2 x 1) = 35,960

(but obviously, no more than four at a time.)