SOLUTION: How many ways can three people be selected from a group of seven? Is that a combination or permutation?

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Question 592850: How many ways can three people be selected from a group of seven? Is that a combination or permutation?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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It's a combination if order doesn't matter. If order does matter, then it's a permutation.


I'm going to assume that order doesn't matter.


If that's the case, then there are different ways.