document.write( "Question 561438: Five separate awards are to be presented to selected students from a class of size 30. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b) How many different outcomes are possible if each student can receive at most one award?
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Five separate awards are to be presented to selected students from a class of size 30.
\n" ); document.write( "a) How many different outcomes are possible if a student can receive any number of awards?:::
\n" ); document.write( "The 1st student may or may not receive each of the 5 awards: 2^5 = 32 ways
\n" ); document.write( "The 2nd student the same: 32 ways
\n" ); document.write( "The 3rd student the sam: 32 ways
\n" ); document.write( "Total # of ways = 32^3 = 32768
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\n" ); document.write( "b) How many different outcomes are possible if each student can receive at most one award?
\n" ); document.write( "1st student 5
\n" ); document.write( "2nd student 4
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\n" ); document.write( "Total 5*4*3 = 60 ways
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