R.5. Suppose you own x hats and y scarves, and you have more than one of each. a. How many combinations of hats and scarves can you make, if you can only wear one hat and one scarf at a time? b. Explain why the answer is also (**") – () – ().

R.5. Suppose you own x hats and y scarves, and you have more than one of each. a. How many combinations of hats and scarves can you make, if you can only wear one hat and one scarf at a time? b. Explain why the answer is also (**") – () – ().

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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I need help with part a and b of this problem involving possible combinations of hats and scarves.

R.5. Suppose you own x hats and y scarves, and you have more than one of each.
a. How many combinations of hats and scarves can you make, if you can only wear
one hat and one scarf at a time?
b. Explain why the answer is also (**") –- (;) – ().

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