a) A company has 31 salespeople. A board member at the company asks for a list of the top 4 salespeople, ranked in order of effectiveness. How many such rankings are possible? (b) From the 13 albums released by a musician, the recording company wishes to release 10 in a boxed set. How many different boxed sets are possible

a) A company has 31 salespeople. A board member at the company asks for a list of the top 4 salespeople, ranked in order of effectiveness. How many such rankings are possible? (b) From the 13 albums released by a musician, the recording company wishes to release 10 in a boxed set. How many different boxed sets are possible

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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(a) A company has

31 salespeople. A board member at the company asks for a list of the top 4

salespeople, ranked in order of effectiveness. How many such rankings are possible?

(b) From the

13 albums released by a musician, the recording company wishes to release

10 in a boxed set. How many different boxed sets are possible

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