Asked by brina

Say you have 12 books, but room to display only 7. I will open this to everyone - how many differnt arrangements are there if the order of the books matters (permutation) and how many if order is of no consequence (combination)?

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Answered by Anonymous
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Answered by Reiny
If the order does matter than the number of permutations is 12*11*10*9*8*7*6= P(12,7) = 3991680

if the order does not matter (combinations)
it would be 12!/(7!5!) = C(12,7) = 792

both P(n,r) and C(n,r) can be found on a standard scientific calculator
usually they are labeled <sub>n</sub>P<sub>r</sub> and <sub>n</sub>C<sub>r</sub>

to do C(12,7)
enter
12
2nd F
<sub>n</sub>C<sub>r</sub>
7
=

you should get 792

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