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Question 1179482: A test of 10 different types of candy are being tested. If a person is given 6 of the candies to taste how many combinations are possible?
Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
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    C%5B10%5D%5E6 = %2810%2A9%2A8%2A7%29%2F%281%2A2%2A3%2A4%29 = 210.


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On Combinations,  see introductory lessons
    - Introduction to Combinations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
in this site.

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    - ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic  "Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations".


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