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Question 1078950: There are six items total. You are to select three of them at random, putting them in a specific order. In other words, order matters. It is a permutation question. How many different arrangements of 3 can be made this way?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are six items total. You are to select three of them at random, putting them in a specific order. In other words, order matters. It is a permutation question. How many different arrangements of 3 can be made this way?
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# of groups of 3 = 6C3 = (6*5*4)/(1*2*3) = 20
# of arrangements of the set you pick 3! = 6
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Total # of arrangements possible:: 20*6 = 120
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the order matters, then there are 6x5x4 different ways of selecting from 6 different objects, or 120 different ways, total. ☺☺☺☺