SOLUTION: Determine whether the following problem involves a permutation or combination. (It is not necessary to solve the problem.) Explain why you chose your answer. Out of 17 boys, 9

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Question 1094318: Determine whether the following problem involves a permutation or combination. (It is not necessary to solve the problem.) Explain why you chose your answer.
Out of 17 boys, 9 are to be chosen to play on the baseball team. Consider the possibilities.

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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This post and this formulation is NONSENSE.


But if you still want to learn more about Combinations and Permutations, you can look into my lessons in this site
    - Introduction to Permutations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Permutations
    - Problems on Permutations
    - Introduction to Combinations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
on the subject.



Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I don't know what problem the other tutor has with your question....

You are simply choosing 9 of the 17 boys, without assigning any sort of order to the selections. A selection without concern about the order is a combination. If, instead of just selecting 9 boys to play, you were assigning a batting order for 9 boys, then order clearly matters, so you would have a permutation.