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Fernando purchased a university meal plan that allows him to have a total of 3 lunches and 3 dinners per week. If the cafeteria is closed on weekends and Fernando always goes home for a dinner on Friday nights, how many options does he have to allocate his meals?

Sorry I dont have the answer choices, but the correct answer is
5C3 × 4C3
this problem is from veritas probability book.

Sat ... sun .. mon... tue ...wed...thur...fri
off......off.......L+D... L+D ..L+D...L+D... L

3 L and 3 D available.

5 lunches with 3 lunch packs and 4 dinners with 3 dinner packs = 5C3 × 4C3 = 40
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Option only for 3 Lunch and 3 Dinner from below

MO TU WE TH FR
L L L L L
D D D D D

5C3 * 4C3
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total possible ways
5c3 for lunches and 4c3 for dinners
5c3*4c3 = 10*4 ; 40
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Fernando purchased a university meal plan that allows him to have a total of 3 lunches and 3 dinners per week. If the cafeteria is closed on weekends and Fernando always goes home for a dinner on Friday nights, how many options does he have to allocate his meals?

(A) 20

(B) 24

(C) 40

(D) 100

(E) 120

5C3 × 4C3
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Can you please explain how 5C3*4C3= 40?

My solution:

5C3= 5*4*3*2*1 / 3*2*1 = 20 and(Mulitply) by 4C3= 4*3*2*1 / 3*2*1 = 4


Thus: 20 * 4 = 80.

Thanks in advance!
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Bunuel

Can you please explain how 5C3*4C3= 40?

My solution:

5C3= 5*4*3*2*1 / 3*2*1 = 20 and(Mulitply) by 4C3= 4*3*2*1 / 3*2*1 = 4


Thus: 20 * 4 = 80.

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­5C3 = 5!/(3!2!) = 10, not 20.
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Bunuel

Can you please explain how 5C3*4C3= 40?

My solution:

5C3= 5*4*3*2*1 / 3*2*1 = 20 and(Mulitply) by 4C3= 4*3*2*1 / 3*2*1 = 4


Thus: 20 * 4 = 80.

Thanks in advance!
­5C3 = 5!/(3!2!) = 10, not 20.
­Of course it is 10.  Silly me again!

I was so frustrated why it was 10 and not 20. I think a need a cup of coffee!

Thank you very much for your quick response, and you are a HERO!
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