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You are on your way to Hawaii (Aloha) and of 15 possible books your parents say you can only take 10.

How many different collections of 10 books can you take?

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Answer:

Explanation:

The number of different collections of 10 books you can take from a set of 15 books can be calculated using the formula for combinations:

n choose k = n! / (k! * (n-k)!)

Where n is the total number of books (15), and k is the number of books you want to choose (10).

Plugging in the values, we get:

15 choose 10 = 15! / (10! * (15-10)!)

= 3003

Therefore, you can take 3003 different collections of 10 books from the set of 15 books.

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