SOLUTION: Five of a sample of 16 machines will be selected and tested for defects. In how many different ways can the quality control engineer do so? Write your final answer in schientific n

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Question 682874: Five of a sample of 16 machines will be selected and tested for defects. In how many different ways can the quality control engineer do so? Write your final answer in schientific notation.
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Five of a sample of 16 machines will be selected and tested for defects. In how many different ways can the quality control engineer do so? Write your final answer in schientific notation.
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Ans: 16P5 = 16!/[(16-5)!*5!] = 524,160 ways
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Stan H.
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