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Mitch is trying to add a little zing to his cabaret act by telling four jokes at the beginning of each show. His current engagement is booked to run four months. If he gives one performance a night and never wants to repeat the same set of jokes on any two nights, what is the minimum number of jokes he needs in his repertoire?

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          Mitch is trying to add a little zing to his cabaret act by telling four jokes at the beginning of each show. His current engagement is booked to run four months. If he gives one performance a night and never wants to repeat the same set of jokes on any two nights, what is the minimum number of jokes he needs in his repertoire?

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Allan G. Bluman 9th Edition

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Solved by Expert Ivan Kochetkov

07/10/2025

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Assuming that each month has an average of 30 days, we can calculate the total number of performances as follows: 4 months * 30 days/month = 120 performances Show more…

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Mitch is trying to add a little zing to his cabaret act by telling four jokes at the beginning of each show. His current engagement is booked to run four months. If he gives one performance a night and never wants to repeat the same set of jokes on any two nights, what is the minimum number of jokes he needs in his repertoire?