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13.5 Exercise 33

Avg difficulty 2.5

Determine whether to use the Addition Principle or the Multiplication Principle. Then perform the calculations.

Let the set B={−23,−16,−7,−2,20,36,48,72}. B = \left\{- 23 , - 16 , - 7 , - 2 , 20 , 36 , 48 , 72\right\} . How many ways are there to choose a positive or an odd number from A? A ?

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