SOLUTION: At the University of South Florida, a student must take at least 2 courses from each of 5 different areas in order to satisfy the general distribution requirement. Each of the area
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Question 483458: At the University of South Florida, a student must take at least 2 courses from each of 5 different areas in order to satisfy the general distribution requirement. Each of the areas has the number of courses indicated in the table.
Area I II III IV V
Courses 2 50 20 40 100
a. If Sandy has satisfied all the requirements except for area V, and she wishes to take 3 courses in this area, how many choices does she have?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
nCr=n!/((n-r)!*r!)
=100!/((100-3)!*3!)
=100!/(97!*3!)
=161700 choices.
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Ed
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