SOLUTION: When testing for current in a cable with six color-coded wires, the {{{highlight(cross(author))}}} <U>electrician</U> used a meter to test two wires at a time. How many different

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Question 1181149: When testing for current in a cable with six color-coded wires, the electrician used a meter
to test two wires at a time. How many different tests are required for every possible pairing of two wires?
The number of tests required is __.

Answer by ikleyn(52777)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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There are    = 15   different pairs of 6 different items.             ANSWER


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