SOLUTION: In how many ways can a teacher arrange 10 students in the front row if there are 60 total students?

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Question 1119790: In how many ways can a teacher arrange 10 students in the front row if there are 60 total students?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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In  60*59*58*57*56*55*54*53*52*51 = 273589847231501000  ways, if the order in the first row does matter,   or


the same number divided by 10! = 3628800,  i.e.  in  75394027566  ways, if the order does not matter.

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    - Introduction to Permutations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Permutations
    - Problems on Permutations
    - Introduction to Combinations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
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