SOLUTION: a student is declared pass if he passes in all 6 subjects .in how many ways he can fail

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Question 728858: a student is declared pass if he passes in all 6 subjects .in how many ways he can fail
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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There is only one way to pass overall (by passing each subject)

This is out of 2^6 = 64 ways total (to either pass or fail any class, with any combo of pass/fail)

So there are 64 - 1 = 63 ways to fail overall.