Suppose we wanted to choose 4 colors without replacement from 17 distinct colors how many ways can it be done if the choice matters and how many ways can it be done if the choices do not matter
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The number of ways to choose 4 colors from 17, where order matters, is given by the formula for permutations: P(n, r) = n! / (n - r)! where n is the total number of options (17 colors), r is the number of choices we are making (4 colors), and "!" denotes Show more…
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