document.write( "Question 1113772: A bag contains three red marbles, two green ones, one lavender one, two yellows, and three orange marbles.
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document.write( "How many sets of five marbles include at least two red ones?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #728855 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "There are 3 red marbles and 8 others. You are making sets of either 2 of the 3 red and 3 of the 8 others, or all 3 of the red and 2 of the 8 others: \n" ); document.write( "\"3 choose 2\" times \"8 choose 3\" plus \"3 choose 3\" times \"8 choose 2\" \n" ); document.write( "(3C2)*(8C3)+(3C3)(8C2) = 3*56+1*28 = 168+28 = 196 \n" ); document.write( " |