Larry enters a newly opened circus which houses tents (Tent ) that each features a free-to-play game. The game of Tent involves a computer that will flash one from symbols. If the contestant guesses what symbol will be flashed, he wins . The game of Tent involves a computer that will flash one from symbols. If the contestant guesses what symbol will be flashed, he wins . The game of Tent involves a computer that will flash one from symbols. If the contestant guesses what symbol will be flashed, he wins . And so on.
Let's say a "scenario" is the experience of Larry playing in the circus (winning all the games, winning all except Tent , losing all games, etc.)
Question : If Larry plays all games once each, how many scenarios would there be where he wins any amount of games?
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We just need to figure out how many combinations of tents/games there are, starting from one won tent to eleven (maximum number of games).
x = 1 ∑ 1 1 x ! ( 1 1 − x ) ! 1 1 ! = 2 0 4 7
Calculating it, we get the answer above.