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OpenStudy (anonymous):

4 bananas are to be selected from a group of 7. In how many ways can this be done? a 35 b 840 c 1 d 5,040

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

there are 7 ways to fill slot A there are 6 ways to fill slot B there are 5 ways to fill slot C there are 4 ways to fill slot D

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

multiply that out to get your answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so I multiply 7*6*5*4?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yep

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

oh and because order doesn't matter, you have to divide by 4! = 24

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the answer is A?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yep

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you :)

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

you're welcome

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