document.write( "Question 118180: this is an word problem:
\n" ); document.write( "'x' says that the number of days before he dumps the books and mascot into a lake is epual to the number of possible 5 card hands in a standard deck of cards with 3 kings and 2aces. How am i supposed to know how many days that is? \r
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'x' says that the number of days before he dumps the books and mascot into a lake is epual to the number of possible 5 card hands in a standard deck of cards with 3 kings and 2aces.
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\n" ); document.write( "'x' says that the number of days before he dumps the books and mascot into a lake is epual to the number of possible 5 card hands in a standard deck of cards with 3 kings and 2aces.
\n" ); document.write( "# of ways to pick 3 kings: 4C3 = 4
\n" ); document.write( "# of ways to pick 2 aces: 4C2 = 4*3/1*2 = 6
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\n" ); document.write( "# of ways to pick 3 kings and 2 aces = 4*6 = 24
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\n" ); document.write( "So the # of days \"before he dumps the books and mascot
\n" ); document.write( "into a lake\" is 24
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