SOLUTION: An art gallery has a total of 11 art paintings by a particular artist; of these, 5 are oil paintings and 6 are watercolour paintings. The art gallery is asked to provide a special

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Question 1162152: An art gallery has a total of 11 art paintings by a particular artist; of these, 5 are oil paintings and 6 are watercolour paintings. The art gallery is asked to provide a special exhibition of this artist’s work but is restricted to showing only 5 paintings. Calculate the number of ways in which the 5 paintings can be selected for the exhibition if there must be more watercolour paintings than oil paintings.



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(1) 5 watercolor and 0 oil: C%286%2C5%29%2AC%285%2C0%29

(2) 4 watercolor and 1 oil: C%286%2C4%29%2AC%285%2C1%29

(3) 3 watercolor and 2 oil: C%286%2C3%29%2AC%285%2C2%29

Easy calculations you can do yourself....