document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1111379>Question 1111379</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the police have 8 suspects, how many different ways can they select 5 for a lineup? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer that I came up with was 6720 ways. But its wrong. Was i supposed to do this problem as a permutation or a combination? Or neither?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer that I came up with was 6720 ways. But its wrong. Was i supposed to do this problem as a permutation or a combination? Or neither?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are selecting groups so use a combination formula.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8C5 = 8C3 = (8*7*6)/(1*2*3) = 8*7 = 56<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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