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counting and probability senior

Problem

An envelope contains eight bills: ones, fives, tens, and twenties. Two bills are drawn at random without replacement. What is the probability that their sum is $ or more?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
The only way to get a total of $ or more is if you pick a twenty and another bill, or if you pick both tens. There are a total of ways to choose bills out of . There are ways to choose a twenty and some other non-twenty bill. There is way to choose both twenties, and also way to choose both tens. Adding these up, we find that there are a total of ways to attain a sum of or greater, so there is a total probability of .
Final answer
D