SOLUTION: A telemarketing firm has 35 applicants for 8 identical entry-level positions. How many ways can the firm choose 8 employees? Is it a permintation or a combination?

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Question 592874: A telemarketing firm has 35 applicants for 8 identical entry-level positions. How many ways can the firm choose 8 employees? Is it a permintation or a combination?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The positions are identical. So order does NOT matter. Therefore, this is a combination.