SOLUTION: One fateful evening, seven different fires erupt around town. The local fire station houses 21 distinct fire trucks. The fire chief is instructed to dispatch exactly three trucks t
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Question 1115779: One fateful evening, seven different fires erupt around town. The local fire station houses 21 distinct fire trucks. The fire chief is instructed to dispatch exactly three trucks to fight each of the blazes. In how many ways can the trucks be dispatched ?
Answer by ikleyn(52780) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In ...... = = ways.
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