SOLUTION: The sundae bar at Sarah's favorite restaurant has 5 toppings: hot fudge, sprinkles, walnuts, cherries, and whipped cream. In how many different ways can Sarah top her sundae if she

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Question 1150831: The sundae bar at Sarah's favorite restaurant has 5 toppings: hot fudge, sprinkles, walnuts, cherries, and whipped cream. In how many different ways can Sarah top her sundae if she is restricted to at most 2 toppings? Verify if the answer is correct.
My answer is: 5C1 + 5C2. Since you Sarah can have 1 topping on the first case and on the second case she can have 2, at most number of topping she can have.
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Your answer is fine, as long as she doesn't have the option of choosing 0 toppings.

Of course, if 0 toppings is an option then the answer is 5C0 + 5C1 + 5C2.