SOLUTION: A student is asked to answer 9 out of 13 questions on an exam. (a) Classify the problem as a permutation, a combination, or neither. (a)permutation (b)combination (c)neithe

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Question 536622: A student is asked to answer 9 out of 13 questions on an exam.
(a) Classify the problem as a permutation, a combination, or neither.

(a)permutation
(b)combination
(c)neither

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the order of the questions answer does not matter, this means that this is a combination.