SOLUTION: An electronics store receives a shipment of 20 graphing​ calculators, 8 that are defective. Four of the calculators are selected to be sent to a local high school. ​(A) How ma

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Question 1150506: An electronics store receives a shipment of 20 graphing​ calculators, 8 that are defective. Four of the calculators are selected to be sent to a local high school.
​(A) How many selections can be​ made?
​(B) How many of these selections will contain no defective​ calculators?

Answer by ikleyn(52905)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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(A)   = .


(B)   =  = .

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