A person wants to bring with him 3 of his 15 collections of pocketbooks to an outing. How many ways can he select the 3 books if he has already read 5 of them?
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Since the person has 15 collections of pocketbooks and has already read 5 of them, he can choose from 15 - 5 = 10 pocketbooks. Show more…
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