Anna has carved 5 jack-o-lanterns, each with a different face. How many ways can four of the jack-o-lanterns be arranged on the front porch?   Did you use combinations or permutations on the last problem? Can you write the problem that it uses the other counting technique?

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Anna has carved 5 jack-o-lanterns, each with a different face. How many ways can four of the jack-o-lanterns be arranged on the front porch?

 

Did you use combinations or permutations on the last problem? Can you write the problem that it uses the other counting technique?

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We are solving it by counting method

Given: We have 5 jack-o-lanterns, each with a different face

           i.e. 5 different jack-o-lanterns

To find: the number of ways in which four of the jack-o-lanterns be arranged on the front porch

 

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