document.write( "Question 1073948: Suppose a bookcase shelf has 5 Mathematics texts, 3 Biology texts,
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Suppose a bookcase shelf has 5 Mathematics texts, 3 Biology texts,
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n = 5+3+6+4 = 18 ways
b. one of each type of text.
n = 5×3×6×4 = 360 ways\r\n" );
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