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Agree with b) and c).

For a) the number of different sums is considerably smaller than that.

Consider what the smallest total can be, and what the largest one can be.
Original post by ghostwalker
Agree with b) and c).

For a) the number of different sums is considerably smaller than that.

Consider what the smallest total can be, and what the largest one can be.


Smallest is 6 and largest is 20. What next though?

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So, how many possible totals? (It's going to be a lot less than 11C3)!
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So, how many possible totals? (It's going to be a lot less than 11C3)!


If the smallest is 6 and 20 is the largest then would there be 15 different totals? In that case n would be 16?

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Original post by cooldudeman
If the smallest is 6 and 20 is the largest then would there be 15 different totals? In that case n would be 16?

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Yes.
Original post by cooldudeman
If the smallest is 6 and 20 is the largest then would there be 15 different totals? In that case n would be 16?

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Except the largest isn't 20.

PS: Just report Trolls, and then ignore them - they're not worth anyone's time.
Original post by ghostwalker
Except the largest isn't 20.

PS: Just report Trolls, and then ignore them - they're not worth anyone's time.


Oh meant 6 and 30. Then the no. Of different totals would be 25? So n is 26.

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Original post by cooldudeman
Oh meant 6 and 30. Then the no. Of different totals would be 25? So n is 26.

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Yep.
Original post by ghostwalker
Except the largest isn't 20.
Oops. Didn't even check the addition was correct!

PS: Just report Trolls, and then ignore them - they're not worth anyone's time.
Agreed (and reported at the same time I made the previous post).

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