## mathmath333 one year ago In how many ways can a selection can be made of at least one fruit out of 5 bananas,4 mangoes and 4 almonds ?

1. mathmath333

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2. steve816

5 * 4 * 4 = 80 ways

3. mathmath333

4. steve816

What the hell? Let me think...

5. ♪Chibiterasu

Keep in mind that an almond is not a fruit.

6. steve816

LOL! Did they really have to trick us by putting almond xD

7. amistre64

since when is an almond not a fruit?

8. amistre64

mathmatikers are not botinists :)

9. ♪Chibiterasu

The almond is the seed of the almond fruit, the drupe.

10. amistre64

i smell a mole ...

11. amistre64

at least ... i cant make sense of the questions to be honest.

12. mathmath333

13. steve816

it can't be 13C1

14. anonymous

13C1?

15. phi

I am thinking you can choose from 0 to 5 bananas so 6 choices 0 to 4 mangoes so 5 choices 0 to 4 almonds so 5 choices 6*5*5= 150 that includes the choice of 0 bananas, 0 mangoes , and 0 almonds so 149 with "fruits" if almonds are fruits

16. phi

if almonds are not fruits, this gives 150 - 5 (subtract off 0,0,0; 0,0,1; ...; 0,0,4) for 145