SOLUTION: A coin is tossed 10 times.How many different sequences containing six heads and four tails are possible?

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Question 1160505: A coin is tossed 10 times.How many different sequences containing six heads and four tails are possible?
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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There are   such sequences.


You can select 6 positions among 10 positions by   ways =  ways = 210 ways.    ANSWER

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This problem is about COMBINATIONS.

On Combinations,  see introductory lessons
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    - Problems on Combinations
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
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