SOLUTION: How many different ways are there for an admissions officer to select a group of 6 college candidates from a group of 15 applicants for an interview?
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Question 204802: How many different ways are there for an admissions officer to select a group of 6 college candidates from a group of 15 applicants for an interview?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! How many different ways are there for an admissions officer to select a group of 6 college candidates from a group of 15 applicants for an interview?
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That is an ambiguous question because it does not make clear
whether the order of selection is important.
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If order is important the answer is 15P6 = 3,603,600
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If order is not important the answer is 15C6 = 5005
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Stan H.
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