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Determine whether the following problem involves a permutation or combination. (It is not necessary to solve the problem.)
A medical researcher needs 40 people to test the effectiveness of an experimental drug. If 113 people have volunteered for the test, in how many ways can 40 people be selected?
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Part 1
Determine whether the following problem involves a permutation or combination. (It is not necessary to solve the problem.)
A medical researcher needs 40 people to test the effectiveness of an experimental drug. If 113 people have volunteered for the test, in how many ways can 40 people be selected?
Question content area bottom
Part 1
The problem involves a
▼
because the
▼
of patients selected
▼
does
does not
matter.
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GPT-4o mini
The problem involves a **combination** because the **order** of patients selected **does not** matter.