document.write( "Question 893323: Decide whether you would use a permutation, a combination, or neither. Next, write the solution using permutation notation or combination notation, if possible, and, finally, answer the question.\r
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document.write( "Permutation because the 5 offices form an ordering\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. president \r\n" );
document.write( "2. vice president \r\n" );
document.write( "3. secretary \r\n" );
document.write( "4. treasurer \r\n" );
document.write( "5. historian\r\n" );
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document.write( "P(28,5) = 28*27*26*25*24 = 11793600\r\n" );
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