document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1149049>Question 1149049</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An English reading list has 10 American novels and 7 English novels. A student must read 4 from the list, and at least 2 must be American novels. In how many different ways can the 4 books be selected?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4, 3, or 2 of the 4 must be American novels.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) 4 American: choose 4 of the 10 American AND 0 of the 7 English.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OR<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) 3 American, 1 English: choose 3 of the 10 American AND 1 of the 7 English.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OR<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) 2 American, 2 English: choose 2 of the 10 American AND 2 of the 7 English.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you want practice calculating these kinds of numbers, perform the similar calculations to find the numbers of ways of choosing either 1 or 0 American novels; then verify that the sum of all the numbers you have calculated is equal to C(17,4), the total number of ways of selecting 4 of the 17 novels.<br><BR>\n" );
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