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Question 757240: A student is filling in her schedule. She has 3 spots left open for classes on her schedule. If there are 5 elective classes to choose from, all available each period, how many possible different schedules exist for this student? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A student is filling in her schedule. She has 3 spots left open for classes on her schedule. If there are 5 elective classes to choose from, all available each period, how many possible different schedules exist for this student?
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5 ways to fill the 1st spot
4 ways to fill the 2nd spot
3 ways to fill the 3rd spot
Total way = 5P3 = 5*4*3 = 60
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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