SOLUTION: To choose 3 out of 5 boxes in figure 2,how many combinations are there?

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Question 1173850: To choose 3 out of 5 boxes in figure 2,how many combinations are there?
Answer by ikleyn(52933) About Me  (Show Source):
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I do not see the figure,


but I know that the number of combinations any 5 items taken 3 at a time is


            C%5B5%5D%5E3 = %285%2A4%29%2F%281%2A2%29 = 10.             ANSWER

Solved.