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counting and probability intermediate

Problem

How many numbers are in the first rows of Pascal's Triangle (from the th row to the th row)?
Solution
We start with the th row, which has number. Each row has one more number than the previous row. Thus, we can see that row has numbers. Since we want the sum of numbers in the rows to , we sum up every number from to to get .
Final answer
210