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Assume that the representative will continue to make telephone calls until she makes 2 sales, gets...

Assume that the representative will continue to make telephone calls until she makes 2 sales, gets 5 tentative commitments, or fails to make a sale. Her log for the day consists of a list of calls, with sale, tentative commitment, or no sale noted for each. How many possible logs are there?

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Let n(S)= No. Of sales

n(F)=No. Of fails

n(T)=No. Of tentative

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