There are 6 identical pens and 9 identical books.

There are 6 identical pens and 9 identical books. In how many different ways can a person select at least one object from this set?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

69

Steps/Work

We can select from 0 to 6 pens and from 0 to 9 books.
Thus the total possible ways to select objects is 7*10 = 70
We must subtract 1 for the case with 0 pens and 0 books.
The answer is C.