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A student has to sell books from a collection of math, science, and economics books. How many choices are possible if
(a) both books are to be on the same subject?
(b) the books are to be on different subjects?
Prove the generalized version of the basic counting principle.
If Americans, French people, and British people are to be seated in a row, how many seating arrangements are possible when people of the same nationality must sit next to each other?
A total of students are enrolled in a review course for the actuarial examination in probability. The posted
results of the examination will list the names of those who passed, in decreasing order of their scores. For instance, the posted result will be 鈥淏rown, Cho鈥 if Brown and Cho are the only ones to pass, with Brown receiving the higher score. Assuming that all scores are distinct (no ties), how many posted results are possible?
A well-known nursery rhyme starts as follows: 鈥淎s I was going to St. Ives I met a man with 7 wives. Each wife had 7 sacks. Each sack had 7 cats. Each cat had 7 kittens...鈥 How many kittens did the traveler meet
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