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by amyhussein » Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:31 am
there are 2 sizes of books provided by a book store. each size has only 4 colours (blue, green, yellow and purple). there are 2 ways to compile the books either by choosing 3 of the same size and colour or by 3 of the same size and different colours. how many possibilities to choose books?

how come the anser is 16?
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by Anju@Gurome » Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:39 am
I'm assuming the original question is as follows...
A certain office supply store stocks 2 sizes of self-stick notepads, each in 4 colors: Blue, Green, Yellow Or Pink. The store packs the notepads in packages that contain either 3 notepads of the same size and the same color or 3 notepads of the same size and of 3 different colors. If the order in which the colors are packed is not considered, how many different packages of the types described above are possible?
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by amyhussein » Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:46 am
hello
may you please tell me how you search topics so i check before posting?
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