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I could not find part two of
Thanks for the heads up!
Thanks for the heads up!
I have fixed the broken link.
Cheers,
Brent
Cant understand the
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Link #1: http://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/set-s-consists-of-5-objects-1900.html
Link #2: http://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/qotd-23-s-2619.html
The solution for question #1 is not applying the Mississippi rule. It's applying the combination formula.
That is, we can choose 4 objects from 5 objects in 5C4 ways.
5C4 = 5!/(4!1!)
The solution for question #2 also applies the combination formula.
Does that help?
Cheers,
Brent
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Can you please explain this? I did not get your explanation neither do I get Sandy's
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Question link: https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/set-s-consists-of-5-objects-1900.html
Here's another approach: https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/set-s-consists-of-5-objects-1900.html#p...
Does that help?
Cheers,
Brent
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I thought this problem would consist of four slots, one for each step, like picking options for a car.
The first step requires picking one main course out of three choices. Since there are 3 choices I put 3 in the first slot.
Second step requires picking one side. I have 4 choices. I put 4 in the second slot.
Third step requires picking 2nd side. I have 3 choices left (if repeating a side is not allowed).
Fourth step requires picking a desert. I have 2 choices.
If I fill in the four slots I get
3x4x3x2 = 72
Which is wrong.
I guess since the two sides are drawn from the same pool of choices that should indicate to me those two choices should be consolidated into one slot that should be filled by the result of 4C2.
I guess the takeaway is whenever I see multiple choices from a single pool that is not considered different steps in a process, but a single step, like picking committee members. Correct?
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Question link: https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/main-course-chicken-beef-tofu-side-dish...
Your analysis is correct; in your solution, you're counting some outcomes twice.
For example, one outcome is: Beef-Rice-Pasta-Cake
And another outcomes is Beef-Pasta-Rice-Cake
However, these two outcomes are the same.
To account for this duplication, we must divide your answer (of 72) by 2.
Cheers,
Brent
Regarding: Combinations and
In the sentence, "Does the outcome of each step differ from out outcomes of the other steps?”
I assume the word "out" is a typo.
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Link: https://www.greenlighttestprep.com/articles/combinations-and-non-combina...
Yes, definitely a typo.
It should have read "Does the outcome of each step differ from the outcomes of the other steps?”
I've now fixed that article.
Thanks for the heads up!!
Could you help me with this
Number of ways to answer 1st
Number of ways to answer 1st question = 3
Number of ways to answer 2nd question = 3
Number of ways to answer 3rd question = 3
Number of ways to answer 4th question = 3
Total number of ways to complete the test = (3)(3)(3)(3) = 81
HOWEVER, the correct answer is not 81, because some of those outcomes feature tests in which ZERO questions were answered correctly.
So we must subtract from 81 the total number of ways we can answer 0 questions correctly.
Number of ways to incorrectly answer 1st question = 2
Number of ways to incorrectly answer 2nd question = 2
Number of ways to incorrectly answer 3rd question = 2
Number of ways to incorrectly answer 4th question = 2
Total number of ways to get all 4 answers wrong = (2)(2)(2)(2) = 16
So, the number of ways to complete the test so that AT LEAST one question is correct = 81 - 16 = 65