SOLUTION: a) Find P( 8,5) b) Find C( 8,5)

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Question 169455: a) Find P( 8,5)
b) Find C( 8,5)

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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a) Find P( 8,5)

Start with 8 and multiply by 1 less each time until 
you have 5 factors,

like this:

P%288%2C5%29=8%2A7%2A6%2A5%2A4=6720


b) Find C( 8,5)

C%288%2C5%29+=+P%288%2C5%29%2F5%21+=+%288%2A7%2A6%2A5%2A4%29%2F%285%2A4%2A3%2A2%2A1%29

Cancel the 5's and the 4's:



Cancel the 3%2A2 and the 6



8%2A7=56

Edwin