Mrs. Taylor is picking 4 students to organize a class field trip. There are 25 students in her class. How many different ways can she pick the 4 students?

1. Determine whether permutations or combinations are being counted.
2. Find the number of combinations.
3. Confirm your answer using your graphing calculator.

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