(a) A company that makes crayons is trying to decide which 3 colors to include in a promotional mini-box of 3 crayons. The company can choose the 3 mini-box colors from its collection of 70 colors. How many mini-boxes are possible?□(b) From the 12 albums released by a musician, the recording company wishes to release 8 in a boxed set. How many different boxed sets are possible?□
Q. (a) A company that makes crayons is trying to decide which 3 colors to include in a promotional mini-box of 3 crayons. The company can choose the 3 mini-box colors from its collection of 70 colors. How many mini-boxes are possible?□(b) From the 12 albums released by a musician, the recording company wishes to release 8 in a boxed set. How many different boxed sets are possible?□
Color Combinations Calculation: To find the number of different 3-color combinations from 70 colors, we use the combination formula:Combinations=r!(n−r)!n!where n=70 (total colors) and r=3 (colors to choose).
Color Combinations Result: Calculation:Combinations=3!(70−3)!70!=3×2×170×69×68Combinations=54,340
Album Combinations Calculation: For the boxed sets of 8 albums from 12, we again use the combination formula:Combinations=r!(n−r)!n!where n=12 (total albums) and r=8 (albums to choose).
Album Combinations Result: Calculation:Combinations=8!(12−8)!12!=4×3×2×112×11×10×9Combinations=495
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