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Question 438166: "Five different colored socks were in a box. If 2 of the 5 socks were chosen out of the box, how many possible combinations could be made?" Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! "Five different colored socks were in a box. If 2 of the 5 socks were chosen out of the box, how many possible combinations could be made?"
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Combinations of what size?
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# of pairs = 5C2 = 10
# of 3's = 5C3 = 10
# of 4's = 5C4 = 5
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Stan H.
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