document.write( "Question 143281: Charmayne is organizing a track meet. There are 4 runners in her class. Each runner must compete one-on-one against each of the other runners in her class.\r
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document.write( "How many races must Charmayne schedule? This would be 4*3*2*1=24 (Is this correct?)\r
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document.write( "Must Charmayne schedule permutations or combinations? Permutations (Is this correct?)\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #104289 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Charmayne is organizing a track meet. There are 4 runners in her class. Each runner must compete one-on-one against each of the other runners in her class. \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Pairing: \n" ); document.write( "12,13,14 \n" ); document.write( "23,24 \n" ); document.write( "34 \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "How many races? : 6 \n" ); document.write( "Permutations or combinations: combination 4C2 = 6 \n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |