SOLUTION: easy way to understand permutation and combinations.

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Question 559896: easy way to understand permutation and combinations.
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Permutation (nPr): number of ways to choose r objects from a collection of n, assuming that order matters

Combination (nCr): number of ways to choose r objects from a collection of n, assuming that order doesn't matter

Note the subtle "difference" between the two.