Choose your candies
Probability
Level
4
In how many ways can we choose 6 pieces of candy from 8 different brands that are available?
E.g. You can pick 6 pieces all of the first brand, or you can pick 3 pieces of the third brand and 3 pieces of the fifth brand.
The answer is 1716.
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1 solution
The formula for choosing n things from m types with repetition allowed is ( n − 1 m + n − 1 ) .
Simply substitute and end up with \boxed { 1716}