Acme fastener company makes 6 different types of bolts, and the types are each denoted with a letter from the set {A, B, C, D, E, F). Acme prepares bags of "assorted bolts" by putting 12 randomly chosen bolts into each bag. (BoP 3.8, 3.9) (a) How many different combinations of bolts are possible for each bag? (b) When one particular bag is prepared, the factory has only 2 type F bolts left, but an unlimited supply of the others. How many different combinations of bolts are possible for this bag?

Acme fastener company makes 6 different types of bolts, and the types are each denoted with a letter from the set {A, B, C, D, E, F). Acme prepares bags of "assorted bolts" by putting 12 randomly chosen bolts into each bag. (BoP 3.8, 3.9) (a) How many different combinations of bolts are possible for each bag? (b) When one particular bag is prepared, the factory has only 2 type F bolts left, but an unlimited supply of the others. How many different combinations of bolts are possible for this bag?

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory

Section9.5: Counting Principles

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