A paint box contains 12 bottles of different colors. If we choose equal quantities of 3 different colors at random, how many color combinations are possible?

A. 479,001,600
B. 1,320
C. 220
D. 36

Question

A paint box contains 12 bottles of different colors. If we choose equal quantities of 3 different colors at random, how many color combinations are possible?

A. 479,001,600
B. 1,320
C. 220
D. 36

vishweshshrimali5 · Answer

The required combinations will be equal to number of ways of selecting 3 objects out of 12 different objects.

Hint: use combinatorics

anonymous · Answer

i dont get it lol

vishweshshrimali5 · Answer

Its $$\left(\begin{matrix}12 \ 3\end{matrix}\right)$$

anonymous · Answer

So just 12x3