document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1078950>Question 1078950</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are six items total. You are to select three of them at random, putting them in a specific order. In other words, order matters. It is a permutation question. How many different arrangements of 3 can be made this way? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of groups of 3 = 6C3 = (6*5*4)/(1*2*3) = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of arrangements of the set you pick 3! = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total # of arrangements possible:: 20*6 = 120<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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