document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1186269>Question 1186269</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fisherman has 12 different trout flies. How many different selections of 3 flies each can he make? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A fisherman has 12 different trout flies. How many different selections of 3 flies each can he make?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12*11*10 = 1320, if the order is important.   (ordered sets, permutations).\r\n" );
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document.write( "On Combinations and Permutations, &nbsp;see introductory lessons\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Permutations/Introduction-to-Permutations.lesson>Introduction to Permutations</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Permutations/PROOF-of-the-formula-on-the-number-of-permutations.lesson>PROOF of the formula on the number of Permutations</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Permutations/Problems-on-Permutations.lesson>Simple and simplest problems on permutations</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Permutations/Introduction-to-Combinations-.lesson>Introduction to Combinations</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Permutations/PROOF-of-the-formula-on-the-number-of-combinations.lesson>PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Permutations/Problems-on-Combinations.lesson>Problems on Combinations</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, &nbsp;you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/complex/ALGEBRA-II-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson>ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK</A>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic &nbsp;\"<U>Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations</U>\". \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Save the link to this textbook together with its description\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II<BR>\n" );
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