document.write( "Question 597772: A bag contains 8 apples and 6 oranges. If you select 7 pieces of fruit without looking, how many ways can you get exactly 6 apples?
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document.write( "Can you please show me how to work this problem.... I think it is 8!/6! = 56??? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #378336 by scott8148(6628)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! there are 8C6 ways of selecting 6 apples out of 8\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "there are 6 ways of selecting one orange out of 6, to go with the 6 apples\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8C6 * 6 = (8 * 7 / 2) * 6 = 168 \n" ); document.write( " |