A student in a biology lab has 9 plants to use in an experiment. One plant will act as the control, 3 will be subjected to Environment X, and 5 will be subjected to Environment Y. In how many ways can the student choose the plants that will be subjected to Environment Y? a) 15,120 b) 120 c) 126 d) 56

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A student in a biology lab has 9 plants to use in an experiment. One plant
will act as the control, 3 will be subjected to Environment X, and 5 will be
subjected to Environment Y. In how many ways can the student choose the
plants that will be subjected to Environment Y?
a) 15,120
b) 120
c) 126
d) 56
Transcribed Image Text:A student in a biology lab has 9 plants to use in an experiment. One plant will act as the control, 3 will be subjected to Environment X, and 5 will be subjected to Environment Y. In how many ways can the student choose the plants that will be subjected to Environment Y? a) 15,120 b) 120 c) 126 d) 56
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