SOLUTION: In how many ways can a selection of at most five desserts be made from a dessert trolley containing 6 desserts

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Question 1137755: In how many ways can a selection of at most five desserts be made from a dessert trolley containing 6 desserts
Answer by ikleyn(52914)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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You can select either 0 of 6, or 1 of 6, or 2 of 6, or 3 of 6, or 4 of 6, or 5 of 6 by 


     +  +  +  +  +  ways.


Taking into account that


     +  +  +  +  +  +  =  = 64,


the answer to the problem's question is 


     +  +  +  +  +  =  -  = 64 - 1 = 63.


ANSWER.  In 63 ways.


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