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Find the number of paths from A to B (Each step can only go up or to the right.)
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 May 20, 2019
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We have this possible set of moves from A to B  [  R = right   U  = up ]

 

( R, R, R, R, R, U,U,U,U)

 

Since we can place te R's in any 5 of the 9 positions  and still get from A to B....the number of total paths is

 

C(9,5)  = 

 

126

 

 

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 May 20, 2019

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