document.write( "Question 1151655: Three research department have8,10, and 6 members,respectively.Each department is to select a delegate and an alternate to,represent the department at a conference.In how many ways can this be done? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "To tutor @ikleyn, I assume it matters. Say A1 goes as delegate and A2 goes as the alternate. If 3 years after the event, someone asks \"Who were the delegates sent three years ago?\" then their answer will be different for this case than if A2 were the delegate, even though both A1 & A2 were there. \r
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