document.write( "Question 817904: Which of the following is not a combination?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The number of 2 person subcommittees that can be chosen from a 10 person committee.
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document.write( "That's a combination, because a committee of \r\n" );
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document.write( "Jane chosen first and Tom chosen second and\r\n" );
document.write( "Tom chosen first and Jand chosen second is the\r\n" );
document.write( "same committee, so the order in which they are\r\n" );
document.write( "chosen does not matter.  The committee is the \r\n" );
document.write( "same.  Order does not matter.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Jane chosen first and Tom chosen second and\r\n" );
document.write( "Tom chosen first and Jand chosen second is the\r\n" );
document.write( "same team, so the order in which they are\r\n" );
document.write( "chosen does not matter.  The team is the \r\n" );
document.write( "same.  Order does not matter.\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's NOT a combination unlike the other two. \r\n" );
document.write( "Jane chosen as President and Tom chosen as Vice\r\n" );
document.write( "President is NOT THE SAME as when Tom is chosen\r\n" );
document.write( "as President and Jane is chosen as vice-president, \r\n" );
document.write( "so the order in which they are\r\n" );
document.write( "chosen DOES matter.  Order DOES matter.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So that's the one which is NOT a combination, \r\n" );
document.write( "but a PERMUTATION. \r\n" );
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