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SweetTooth Frozen Yogurt has 12 different toppings to choose from. If they add two new toppings, how many more ways can Ian choose three?

A. 220
B. 144
C. 364
D. 864

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Final answer:

When two new toppings are added to a selection of 12 toppings, there are 144 more ways for Ian to choose three toppings.

Step-by-step explanation:

When choosing 3 toppings from the original selection of 12, there are 12 choose 3 possible ways to choose. This can be calculated using the combination formula: C(n, r) = n! / (r!(n-r)!), where n is the number of items to choose from and r is the number of items to choose. In this case, n = 12 and r = 3. So the number of ways to choose 3 toppings from the original selection of 12 is:

C(12, 3) = 12! / (3!(12-3)!) = 12! / (3!9!) = (12 x 11 x 10) / (3 x 2 x 1) = 220

If two new toppings are added, the new selection of toppings would have 14 choices. To calculate the number of ways to choose 3 toppings from the new selection, we can again use the combination formula:

C(14, 3) = 14! / (3!(14-3)!) = (14 x 13 x 12) / (3 x 2 x 1) = 364

Therefore, the number of additional ways that Ian can choose three toppings after two new toppings are added is: 364 - 220 = 144.

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