Question
Pet Parade: Mr. James has 14 cats, dogs and guinea pigs. What are all the combinations he could have?
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Steve
just start listing them. If the order is cats, dogs, pigs, then he could have
12 1 1
11 2 1
11 1 2
10 3 1
10 2 2
10 1 3
and so on. If you look, you may discover a pattern to keep from having to list all of them.
12 1 1
11 2 1
11 1 2
10 3 1
10 2 2
10 1 3
and so on. If you look, you may discover a pattern to keep from having to list all of them.