Question

In the permutation formula, the n stands for what value?


the number of objects to choose from


the number of factorials


the number of permutations


the number of objects that are chosen


Answers

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In the permutation formula, the \( n \) stands for **the number of objects to choose from**.

The general permutation formula is often expressed as \( P(n, r) = \frac{n!}{(n-r)!} \), where \( n \) is the total number of objects, and \( r \) is the number of objects being chosen.