SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem. How many different sums of money can be made from a set of coins consisting of a penny, a nickel, a dime, a quarter, a half-dollar, and a

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How many different sums of money can be made from a set of coins consisting of a penny, a nickel, a dime, a quarter, a half-dollar, and a silver dollar if exactly 4 coins are used for each sum?

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How many different sums of money can be made from a set of coins consisting of a penny, a nickel, a dime, a quarter, a half-dollar, and a silver dollar if exactly 4 coins are used for each sum?
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6C4 = 6C2 = 15
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There are 15 different combinations of 4 coins.
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cheers,
Stan H.
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