document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=592850>Question 592850</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many ways can three people be selected from a group of seven? Is that a combination or permutation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #376103 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=376103\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It's a combination if order doesn't matter. If order does matter, then it's a permutation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm going to assume that order doesn't matter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If that's the case, then there are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" src=\"http://latex.codecogs.com/gif.latex?\large _7C_3 = \frac{7!}{3!(7-3)!} = 35\" /> different ways. </SPAN>\n" );
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