SOLUTION: Suppose you own 30 cassette tapes and 20 CDs. If you wish to select 5 tapes and 3 CDs to take on a trip with you, in how many ways can you make your selection?

Question 350109: Suppose you own 30 cassette tapes and 20 CDs. If you wish to select 5 tapes and 3 CDs to take on a trip with you, in how many ways can you make your selection?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose you own 30 cassette tapes and 20 CDs. If you wish to select 5 tapes and 3 CDs to take on a trip with you, in how many ways can you make your selection?
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# of ways to choose 5 tapes: 30C5
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# of ways to choose 3 CD's: 20C3
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# of ways to choose 5 tapes and 3 CD's = 30C5 * 20C3 = 162456840 ways
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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