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document.write( "5. At Grant senior high school, there are 15 names on the ballot for the junior class officers.Five will be selected to form a class committee.\r
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document.write( "b. In how many ways can a committee of 5 be formed if each student has a different responsiblity?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #695163 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! When they say that each student has a different \n" ); document.write( "responsibility, it means there are 5 different jobs \n" ); document.write( "on the committee, and the order of the same 5 \n" ); document.write( "people selected matters, as in: \n" ); document.write( "1, 2, 3, 4, 5 is different from \n" ); document.write( "2, 1, 3, 4, 5 \n" ); document.write( "so, permutations, not combinations are used \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "P( 15, 5 ) = \n" ); document.write( "P( 15, 5 ) = \n" ); document.write( "P( 15, 5 ) = \n" ); document.write( "P( 15, 5 ) = \n" ); document.write( "There are 360,360 ways to form a committee \n" ); document.write( "Get another opinion on this, if needed \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |