document.write( "Question 1191553: In a discreet box, there are 2 red pens and 4 black pens. Mario is asked to pick three pens randomly without replacement. How many possible outcomes are there in the sample space? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "In all, there are 2 + 4 = 6 pens in the box.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Mario picks 3 pens.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It can be done in   =  = 5*4 = 20 ways.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "The number   is the number of combinations of 6 items taken 3 at a time.\r\n" );
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