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A box has 10 balls. Find how many ways 6 balls can be [#permalink] New post 02 May 2005, 07:12
A box has 10 balls. Find how many ways 6 balls can be selected if each ball may be repeated any number of times.
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 [#permalink] New post 02 May 2005, 11:48
General formula for selection with repetitions.

The number of ways to pick k items out of n with repetitions = kC(n+k-1)

In this case

6C(10+6-1) = 6C15
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 [#permalink] New post 02 May 2005, 12:06
is there a simpler way of doing this? not able to understand the formula..
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 [#permalink] New post 02 May 2005, 13:04
If all selections are independant from each other I would prefer 10^6
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 [#permalink] New post 02 May 2005, 13:18
Economiser wrote:
is there a simpler way of doing this? not able to understand the formula..


This is a simple way.
Here is an article for you
http://home.att.net/~numericana/answer/ ... htm#repeat
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 [#permalink] New post 02 May 2005, 22:11
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Economiser wrote:
is there a simpler way of doing this? not able to understand the formula..


This is a simple way.
Here is an article for you
http://home.att.net/~numericana/answer/ ... htm#repeat


I find it little difficult to comprehend can someone please exaplain!

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 [#permalink] New post 03 May 2005, 04:25
MA wrote:
gmat2me2 wrote:
twixt wrote:
If all selections are independant from each other I would prefer 10^6

Isnt that 6^10??

i also think so.


can you please how ur working.
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 [#permalink] New post 03 May 2005, 05:03
gmat2me2 wrote:
twixt wrote:
If all selections are independant from each other I would prefer 10^6


Isnt that 6^10??


I have to select 6 balls among 10, so first one 10 choices, replacement, second one 10 choices...

That is why I answered 10^6...
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 [#permalink] New post 05 May 2005, 13:58
I think the answer should be:10*9*8*7*6*5,is that right?
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 [#permalink] New post 06 May 2005, 15:09
Maybe an old prob Pro could provide some insight to this one...
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 [#permalink] New post 06 May 2005, 16:27
olivebaby wrote:
I think the answer should be:10*9*8*7*6*5,is that right?


Hi, because being able to repeated, each ball has the same probability of being selected.

Hence repeat 6 times: 10 * 10 *10... = 10^6
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 [#permalink] New post 06 May 2005, 19:38
twixt wrote:
gmat2me2 wrote:
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If all selections are independant from each other I would prefer 10^6


Isnt that 6^10??


I have to select 6 balls among 10, so first one 10 choices, replacement, second one 10 choices...

That is why I answered 10^6...


Yes Twixt...It is 10^6.....
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 [#permalink] New post 07 May 2005, 15:32
Thx, During a fraction of second I had the feeling I had lost all my probs concepts !!
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