Question

A man has brought tomota and five fruits from market. How many ways he can prepare mixed jam by selecting any 3 fruits excluding tomato

Answer 1

so you have five fruits, in how many ways can you choose 3 among them?

Answer 2

say I have (a, b, c, d, e) one way would be (a, b, c)

Answer 3

yup it may be pineapple, grapes , mango, apple and papaya

Answer 4

yeah thats just an example, but the idea is simple

Answer 5

hmm, i got it , so what is the next step

Answer 6

just figure out how many ways you can choose

Answer 7

look at the example i gave (a, b, c, d, e)

Answer 8

@ZeHanz , can u help me

Answer 9

@Luis_Rivera
u have done wrong

Answer 10

@amistre64

Answer 11

since the tomato is non a part of the process, you have a group of 5, and choose 3; this simplifies to (5P3/3!)

5.4.3
----- = 5.2 = 10 ways
3.2

Answer 12

okay
@amistre64
thank u so much

Answer 13

youre welcome