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    Sweets from my Teacher.

    My teacher had 3 big boxes of sweets. One box contained red sweets, one green and one yellow. Each learner was given 5 sweets of two different
    colours. Every learner in the class received a different combination of colours. What was the maximum number of learners that could have been
    in the class?


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    Smile Re: Sweets from my Teacher.

    Is it the answer is 120 ?

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    Re: Sweets from my Teacher.

    That is the wrong answer Suresh...


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    Smile Re: Sweets from my Teacher.

    Totally 12 learner in that class..

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    Re: Sweets from my Teacher.

    3 - All of same colour
    6 - 4 Of same colour
    9 - 3 Of same colour
    3 - 2 of them of same colour (After Eliminating the repitition)

    Altogether maximum of 21 Learners possible.


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    Re: Sweets from my Teacher.

    There are 7 Membrs in the class.
    They got 7 different combinations of sweets
    the possible combinations are
    1.all 5 red 2.all 5 green 3.all 5 yellow
    4.red + green 5.green + yellow 6.red +yellow
    7.red + green + yellow


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    Re: Sweets from my Teacher.

    James, I gues it is time you decide which side the answers belong to. Atleast you can turn down the answers which are incorrect.

    Cheers,
    Kalayama


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    Re: Sweets from my Teacher.

    "Each learner was given 5 sweets of two different colours"
    -- So all your answers are wrong


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    Re: Sweets from my Teacher.

    Suresh's Answer is correct.
    The right answer is 12.

    Suresh, Please leave ur solution


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    Re: Sweets from my Teacher.

    In five you have only two combinations are there ...ie (1+4) (2+3)

    Three boxes are there...the combination are coming like this...

    (1,0,4) (1,4,0) (0,1,4) (0,4,1) (4,1,0) (4,0,1)
    (2,0,3) (2,3,0) (0,2,3) (0,3,2) (3,2,0) (3,0,2)

    Totally 12 combinations will come... so maximum 12 learners are there in that class.

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    Re: Sweets from my Teacher.

    Good Show Suresh


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