SOLUTION: If a bag contains 5 mangoes and 6 oranges . in how many different ways can I make a selection so as to take at least one mango and one orange

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Question 980635: If a bag contains 5 mangoes and 6 oranges . in how many different ways can I make a selection so as to take at least one mango and one orange
Found 2 solutions by CubeyThePenguin, ikleyn:
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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5 * 6 = 30 ways

Answer by ikleyn(52914) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The answer DEPENDS on how many item do you take at a time.

Since the problem does not specify this number, the problem is DEFECTIVE and can not be solved/answered.