SOLUTION: To choose 3 out of 5 boxes in figure 2,how many combinations are there?

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Question 1173850: To choose 3 out of 5 boxes in figure 2,how many combinations are there?
Answer by ikleyn(52908)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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I do not see the figure,


but I know that the number of combinations any 5 items taken 3 at a time is


             = = 10.             ANSWER

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