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Ch. 8 - Sequences, Induction, and Probability
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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Capitolo 9, Problema 27

Evaluate each expression.
4C2⋅6C118C3\(\frac{_4C_2 \cdot _6C_1}{_{18}\)C_3}

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Identify the components of the expression: \(\frac{4C2 \cdot 6C1}{18C3}\). Here, \(nCr\) represents the combination formula, which calculates the number of ways to choose \(r\) items from \(n\) items without regard to order.
Recall the combination formula: \(nCr = \frac{n!}{r! (n-r)!}\), where \(n!\) denotes the factorial of \(n\).
Calculate each combination separately using the formula: - Calculate \(4C2 = \frac{4!}{2! (4-2)!}\) - Calculate \(6C1 = \frac{6!}{1! (6-1)!}\) - Calculate \(18C3 = \frac{18!}{3! (18-3)!}\)
Substitute the calculated values of \$4C2\(, \)6C1$, and \$18C3$ back into the original expression \(\frac{4C2 \cdot 6C1}{18C3}\).
Simplify the resulting fraction by multiplying the numerator values and then dividing by the denominator value to get the final simplified expression.

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