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Find the number of ordered selections if choosing 2 people from 5

 Jun 17, 2014

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We need a permutation for this one.

(5 P 2) = 20

If we had just wanted to count all the possible sets that could be formed by choosing 2 people from any 5, the answer would have been 10. But, the permutation considers order within sets.

Thus, the set {person 1 , person 2} is considered a different set from {person 2 , person 1}.

 

 Jun 17, 2014
 #1
avatar+130511 
+8
Best Answer

We need a permutation for this one.

(5 P 2) = 20

If we had just wanted to count all the possible sets that could be formed by choosing 2 people from any 5, the answer would have been 10. But, the permutation considers order within sets.

Thus, the set {person 1 , person 2} is considered a different set from {person 2 , person 1}.

 

CPhill Jun 17, 2014

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