I have a bucket of n green balls labeled 1, 2, . . . , n. I have another bucket of red balls labeled 1, 2, . . . , m. How many combinations of five green balls and three red balls can I draw from these buckets?

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I have a bucket of n green balls labeled 1, 2, . . . , n. I have another bucket of red balls
labeled 1, 2, . . . , m. How many combinations of five green balls and three red balls can
I draw from these buckets?

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The events are occurring simultaneously. So, 

Total combinations=combinations for green ball×combination for red ball

 

Step 2

Find the number of combinations for selecting 5 green balls out of n balls.

combinations for green ball=nC5

Find the number of combinations for selecting 3 red balls out of m balls.

combinations for red ball=mC3

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