SOLUTION: A chef has 10 brands of hot sauce. In how many ways can the chef pick 3 to mix into a​ gumbo?

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Question 1200544: A chef has 10 brands of hot sauce. In how many ways can the chef pick 3 to mix into a​ gumbo?
Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In   =  = 120 different ways.    ANSWER


The order does not matter, so we use Combinations.

Solved.

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On  Combinations,  see introductory lessons
    - Introduction to Combinations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
in this site.

Also,  you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site
    - ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic  "Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations".


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