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How many ways can you select 4 fields on a classic chessboard with 64 fields so that fields don't have the same color?
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My attempt Pick 4 out of 64, 635,376 ways
Pick 4 of the same color is 2*32*31*30*29 / 4! = 71,920
Subtract the two is ways not all 4 are same color = 563,456
Pick 4 of the same color is 2*32*31*30*29 / 4! = 71,920
Subtract the two is ways not all 4 are same color = 563,456
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