Suppose we wanted to choose 6 colors without replacement from 8 distinct colors how many ways can it be done if the choice does matter and how many ways can it be done if the choices do not matter
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This is a permutation problem. The formula for permutations is nPr = n! / (n-r)!, where n is the total number of options, r is the number of options chosen, and "!" denotes factorial. So, the number of ways to choose 6 colors from 8, with order mattering, is 8P6 = Show more…
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