Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 6 - Section 6.4 - Permutations and Combinations - Exercises - Page 437: 30

Answer

$120$

Work Step by Step

There are 10 marbles in the big bag. We simply need to find the number of ways of choosing 3 marbles out of 10, which is $C(10,3)=\frac{10!}{3!(10-3)!}=\frac{10!}{3!*7!}=\frac{10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1}{3*2*1*7*6*5*4*3*2*1}=10*3*4=120$
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