SOLUTION: Two cards are taken at the same time from a pack where each card is unique.
If there are a total of 156 ordered outcomes, how many cards were in the initial pack?
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If there are a total of 156 ordered outcomes, how many cards were in the initial pack?
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Question 991169: Two cards are taken at the same time from a pack where each card is unique.
If there are a total of 156 ordered outcomes, how many cards were in the initial pack? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two cards are taken at the same time from a pack where each card is unique.
If there are a total of 156 ordered outcomes, how many cards were in the initial pack?
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Comment:: 18C2 = 153 is the closest you can get to 156 pairs
That would imply there are 18 cards
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cheers,
Stan H.
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