SOLUTION: A computer with an old processor locks up if more than 4 applications are running simultaneously. If the owner has 20 applications stored in his program file. How many different se

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Question 251177: A computer with an old processor locks up if more than 4 applications are running simultaneously. If the owner has 20 applications stored in his program file. How many different sets of 4 can he run, so that his computer does not lock up.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A computer with an old processor locks up if more than 4 applications are running simultaneously. If the owner has 20 applications stored in his program file. How many different sets of 4 can he run, so that his computer does not lock up.
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20C4 = 4845
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Cheers,
Stan H.