AIME 1990 Problem 8
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In a shooting match, eight clay targets are arranged in two hanging columns of three targets each and one column of two targets. A marksman is to break all the targets according to the following rules:
- The marksman first chooses a column from which a target is to be broken.
- The marksman must then break the lowest remaining target in the chosen column. If the rules are followed, in how many different orders can the eight targets be broken?
Dataset text AIME 1983 to 2026. Quoted with source.
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