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by sanju09 » Sat Mar 27, 2010 3:53 am
At a certain ice cream parlor, customers can choose among five different ice cream flavors and can choose either a sugar cone or a waffle cone. Considering both ice cream flavor and cone type, how many distinct triple-scoop cones with three different ice cream flavors are available?
(A) 12
(B) 16
(C) 20
(D) 24
(E) 30
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by eaakbari » Sat Mar 27, 2010 3:58 am
IMO C


The answer will be 5C3 * 2C1


which equals 20

Hence C
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by sanju09 » Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:06 am
eaakbari wrote:IMO C


The answer will be 5C3 * 2C1


which equals 20

Hence C
[spoiler]my fault! earlier I was going to put it in the beginners'bin[/spoiler]
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by eaakbari » Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:14 am
No problem. It has just been just a week since I am preparing. A newbie, yes I am!
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