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OpenStudy (anonymous):

check my answer? will medal. Q) How many three color patterns can be made using the colors in the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet if the color can only be used once? my answer) 42?

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

I am assuming that the order of the 3 colours is not important. then the number required is the number of combination of 3 from 7.

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

this is 7 *6*5 ------ = 35 3*2*1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you @cwrw238

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

yw

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