A school has scheduled three volleyball games, two soccer games, and fourbasketball games. You have a ticket allowing you to attend three of the games. In howmany ways can you go to two basketball games and one of the other events?
Correct Answer: 30
Since order does not matter it is a combination.
The word AND means multiply.
Given 4 basketball, 3 volleyball, 2 soccer.
We want 2 basketball games and 1 other event. There are 5 choices left.
C(n,r)
C(How many do you have, How many do you want)
C(have 4 basketball, want 2 basketball) x C(have 5 choices left, want 1)
C(4,2) x C(5,1) = (6)(5) = 30
Therefore there are 30 different ways in which you can go to two basketball games and one of the other events.