document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1145057>Question 1145057</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if you draw 4 marbles from a bag of 16 different colored marbles, how many combinations are there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Call the colors A, B, C, D … P<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first pick is 1 of 16, then 1 of 15, 14 & 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---> 43680 combinations.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But, since ABCD is the same as BDAC, etc, there are 4*3*2*1 = 24 different ways to pick any combination.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "---> 43680/24 = 1820 combinations.\r<BR>\n" );
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