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Old 11-12-2002, 01:08 PM   #1
Ronn_Bman
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Ok, this should be a simple one based on the problems I've seen resolved here, but simple or not, I don't remember the formula.

You have four levers, each can be set in two positions, what is the total number of unique lever configurations?

I was thinking (4x2)+(3x2)+(2x2)+(2x1)+(2x0), but that equals 20, and I can only come up with 16 configurations?

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