{"id":848,"date":"2018-12-30T22:58:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T02:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=848"},"modified":"2018-12-30T22:58:59","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T02:58:59","slug":"the-choice-of-christmas-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=848","title":{"rendered":"The Choice of Christmas Gifts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cJimmy, you can choose two gifts, but they must be from different\ntypes,\u201d said uncle Henry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHmm, what should I select,\u201d said Jimmy, looking at the five different video\ngames, six books, and four toys on the shelf at the <em>Toys for Kids<\/em> store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRemember, two gifts, but none from the same gift type,\u201d said uncle Henry.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOk, uncle Henry, I\u2019ll take that one and one of those,\u201d said Jimmy\nhappily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How many choices of two gifts would\nyou say Jimmy had?<\/em><\/p>\n<div 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