SOLUTION: If i wanted to pick 4 people from a class of 11 people, are there more ways to do this if order didn't matter, or less ways, or the same? In other words which one has more wats, o

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Question 696546: If i wanted to pick 4 people from a class of 11 people, are there more ways to do this if order didn't matter, or less ways, or the same? In other words which one has more wats, or are they the same?
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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20081) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The question is:

Which is more, 

11 things CHOOSE 4, i.e., C(11,4) = 330

or

11 things PLACE 4, i.e.,  P(11,4) = 7920 ?

When you CHOOSE, order doesn't matter.
When you PLACE them in a certain order, order matters. 

Edwin