The number of the combinations of 3 scoops of ice cream can Laura choose will be 20.
A permutation is an act of putting things or elements in the right sequence. Combinations are a method of picking things or pieces from a collection of objects or sets when the sequence of the objects is irrelevant.
Laura wants 3 scoops of ice cream.
She can choose from vanilla, chocolate, mint, raspberry, blueberry, and coffee flavors.
Then the number of the combinations of 3 scoops of ice cream can Laura choose will be given as
→ ⁿCₐ
The total number of the flavor will be
n = 6
Then the number of the chosen flavor will be
a = 3
Then we have
→ ⁶C₃
→ 20
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