There are 9 different colors of paint to choose from.

Yahir Crane

Yahir Crane

Answered question

2022-06-22

There are 9 different colors of paint to choose from. Out of the 9 colors, how many ways can 4 different colors be chosen?

Answer & Explanation

Jaida Sanders

Jaida Sanders

Beginner2022-06-23Added 18 answers

Step 1
Think about choosing 4 colours, one at a time.
There are 9 choices for the first colour. The colours have to be different, so that one cannot be chosen again, 8 colours are left.
There are 8 choices for the second colour, and in the smae way, 7 choices for the third colour and 6 choices for the fourth colour.
Step 2
The total number of possibilities is:
9 × 8 × 7 × 6 = 3 , 024
This can also be written as 9 ! ( 9 - 4 ) ! = 9 ! 5 !
Note why this works: 9 × 8 × 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1

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