document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1137240>Question 1137240</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fred has 12 different books <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Suppose that Fred first gives three books to Jill and then gives four of the remaining books to Jack how many different outcomes are possible?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Suppose that Fred first gives for books to Jack and then gives three of the remaining books to Jill how many different outcomes are possible?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Explain why the answers to Parts A and B are the same </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #755094 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=755094\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the number of ways is 12C3*9C4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is 12*11*10/6 multiplied by 9*8*7*6/24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other way is 12*11*10*9/24 multiplied by 8*7*6/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If one looks at both numerators and both denominators, it is clear that they are the same.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer is 27,720 ways. </SPAN>\n" );
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