SOLUTION: A student must answer eight questions on an exam that contains fifteen questions. How many ways are there if the student has to answer the first and last questions?

SOLUTION: A student must answer eight questions on an exam that contains fifteen questions. How many ways are there if the student has to answer the first and last questions?

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Question 464945: A student must answer eight questions on an exam that contains fifteen questions. How many ways are there if the student has to answer the first and last questions?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If he has to answer the 1st and last question then he has to answer the next 6 out of 13 questions.
18C6=18,564 ways
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Ed
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