document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=880720>Question 880720</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help! We, parents and child, are stuck. If you are knitting a sweater and you want it to have 4 different colored stripes. You have 13 different colors of yarn. How many sweaters could you make? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We don't need the answer- but just to tell if it is a permutation or a combination problem. We are at a standstill. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(I think it is combination- but I also wouldn't bet much on my math skills) The other 2 believe it is permutation. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We have valid arguments for either. HELP! There is no order specified, that is why I think combo... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #531638 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=531638\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If order mattered, say for example \"red,green,yellow,blue\" was different from \"green,red,yellow,blue\", then you'd use a permutation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If order doesn't matter, then you'd use a combination.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think order doesn't matter since as long as the colors are together, it doesn't matter how you rearrange them. So that's why I think you'll use a combination.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you restrict things by saying \"red,green,yellow,blue\" was different from \"green,red,yellow,blue\", then you'd use a permutation, but it doesn't have that requirement mentioned.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, the argument could go either way in my opinion because of missing info or poorly stated instructions.  </SPAN>\n" );
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