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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A child has 3 pockets and 4 coins. In how many ways can he put the coins in his pocket? A. 64 B. 81 C. 24 D. 125

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think that is a permutation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

taht is not true luis

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think that the answer is 4x3x2 =24 for the first pocket u have 4 possible coins for the secodn poket u have 3 possible coins for the third pokect u have 2 possible cpoinss

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

each pocket can be filled in 5 different ways = 0,1,2,3,4 there are 3 pockets. So i think it is 3 * 5 = 15 ways

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

it is combination

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that is not a combination rajee here the order matters and the coins are diferent

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