Can someone please help me out with this problem?
how many different combinations are there of 12 things, four of which are alike, if five are taken at a time?
I approached this question by calculating the possibilities with no restrictions, then dividing the 4 repeated items. I got (12C5)/4!...
how many different combinations are there of 12 things, four of which are alike, if five are taken at a time?
I approached this question by calculating the possibilities with no restrictions, then dividing the 4 repeated items. I got (12C5)/4!...
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