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Suppose there are 19 marbles in a bag: 5 red, 6 green, and 8 blue ones. How many ways can 5 marbles be selected if exactly 2 marbles are red and 3 are another color?

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    Maybe, it's also good to ask, whether OP is aware of the [principle of inclusion-exclusion](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclusion–exclusion_principle)?2012-01-18

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This is a simple problem, and you don't need inclusion-exclusion, removing repetitions, and the like.

# of ways = (ways to select 2 red)*(ways to select any 3 of other colors)

= C(5,2)*C(14,3)

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    @JavaMan: Ok, i'm new to this forum. I'll bear it in mind.2012-01-18