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A Deck of Cards

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November 13, 2005

Problem Statement

A game uses a deck of

n

different cards, where

n

is an integer and

n \geq 6

. The number of possible sets of

6

cards that can be drawn from the deck is

6

times the number of possible sets of

3

cards that can be drawn. Find

n

.

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