Asked by Adoja
On a certain examination the student must answer 8 out of 12 questions including exactly 5 of the first six. In how many ways may he write the examination.?
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Steve
well, there are 6 ways to answer 5 of the 1st 6 correctly (the same as the number of ways to get one of them wrong)
That leaves 6 questions, of which 4 can be chosen in 6C4 = 15 ways.
Each set of 4 can be answered in 2^4 ways.
That leaves 6 questions, of which 4 can be chosen in 6C4 = 15 ways.
Each set of 4 can be answered in 2^4 ways.
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