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challenge 1-B homework question

 
 
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challenge 1-B homework question
GuanHannah - 2017年01月7日 Saturday 10:54
 

For challenge 1-B (counting and probability), home work 3, questions F6 and F7, does the notation (4, 1) denote Permutation or Combination?


Thanks.

Hannah

 
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Re: challenge 1-B homework question
LensmireJohn - 2017年01月9日 Monday 09:57
 

Recall that the notation $\displaystyle \binom{n}{k}$ (which you read as "n choose k") is for combinations. The formula is $$\binom{n}{k} = \frac{n!}{k!\times (n-k)!}.$$ Combinations are used for choosing objects without order. (Permutations are when there is order.)


Best,
John