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A final MBA-level math problem: A company sells tea in loose leaf and bagged form, in five flavors. The company packages the tea in boxes that contain either 8 ounces of tea of the same flavor and the same form, or 8 ounces of tea of 4 different flavors and the same form. If the order in which the flavors are packed does not matter, how many different packages are possible?

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Interesting fact:

It should come as no surprise that many business leaders have MBA credentials to their name. Phil Knight, the co-founder of Nike Inc, has an MBA, as does Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook. Former U.S. president George W. Bush graduated with the diploma, but did you know basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal also holds the title?

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