SOLUTION: Suppose you have a set Q = {a, b, c, d}. How many ways can you arrange 2 elements of a set without repetition? Hint: list the possible outcomes.

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Question 1185544: Suppose you have a set Q = {a, b, c, d}. How many ways can you arrange 2 elements of a set without repetition? Hint: list the possible outcomes.
Answer by greenestamps(13198)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


4 choices for the first one; then, for each of those 4 choices, 3 choices for the second.

ANSWER: 4*3=12

You can make the list....


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