A sample of 4 balls is to be selected at random from an urn containing 18 balls numbered 1 to 18. Five balls are green, 6 balls are white, and 7 balls are black.

(a) How many different samples can be selected?
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(b) How many samples can be selected that contain at least 1 white ball?
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1 answer

(a) 18C4

(b) 18C4 - 12C4