SOLUTION: Q. Fifteen locations in a given area are believed likely to have oil. An oil company can only afford to drill at eight sites, sequentially chosen. how many possibilities are there,

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Question 268440: Q. Fifteen locations in a given area are believed likely to have oil. An oil company can only afford to drill at eight sites, sequentially chosen. how many possibilities are there, in order of selection?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Fifteen locations in a given area are believed likely to have oil. An oil company can only afford to drill at eight sites, sequentially chosen. how many possibilities are there, in order of selection?
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15P8 = 15!/(15-8)! = 259,469,200 possibilities
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Stan H.