SOLUTION: There are 5 colors pens in red, yellow, blue, green, and purple. How many patterns can be formed if the 3 boxes in Figure I are filled with different colors? (Each box can only fi

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Question 1173849: There are 5 colors pens in red, yellow, blue, green, and purple. How many patterns can be formed if
the 3 boxes in Figure I are filled with different colors? (Each box can only filled with one color)

Figure 1
(3 Box)
I cant make boxes here so..
Can you help me with this? thank you so much

Found 2 solutions by Boreal, ikleyn:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It is 5C3=10 ways
RYB
RYG
RYP
RBG
RBP
RGP
YBG
YBP
YGP
BGP

Answer by ikleyn(52797) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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How  BAD  this problem is presented in your post,  it is far  BEYOND  of allowed limits.


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