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anemone
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This week's problem was submitted by Pranav and we truly appreciate his taking the time to propose a quality problem for us to use as our Secondary School/High School POTW.:)
Evaluate the following sum:
$$ \frac{\binom{40}{2}}{3}+ \frac{\binom{40}{5}}{6}+ \frac{\binom{40}{8}}{9}+\cdots + \frac{\binom{40}{38}}{39}$$
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Evaluate the following sum:
$$ \frac{\binom{40}{2}}{3}+ \frac{\binom{40}{5}}{6}+ \frac{\binom{40}{8}}{9}+\cdots + \frac{\binom{40}{38}}{39}$$
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Remember to read the http://www.mathhelpboards.com/showthread.php?772-Problem-of-the-Week-%28POTW%29-Procedure-and-Guidelines to find out how to http://www.mathhelpboards.com/forms.php?do=form&fid=2!