packs of shirts

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This fun exercise comes from "Problems and Recreations," by Ralph E. Winger, Ralph Leighton's great-uncle (after whom he was named). Winger was a graduate of Caltech, and Robert Leighton's  physics teacher at Los Angeles City College.

A wholesaler sells six patterns of shirts, and packs them in boxes each containing six shirts. Since his customers have different demands for different patterns, the jobber wishes to pack boxes in advance, so that he can pull any kind of pack the retailer desires off the shelf. How many different packs must he prepare?

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Michael A. Gottlieb (nb, 3k)

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