Instructions: For the following scenario, determine whether it is a combination or permutation, and then use the appropriate formula to calculate how many possibilities there are in the given situation A group of 20 people are going to run a race. The top 6 finishers advance to the tinals This is a

Instructions: For the following scenario, determine whether it is a combination or permutation, and then use the appropriate formula to calculate how many possibilities there are in the given situation A group of 20 people are going to run a race. The top 6 finishers advance to the tinals This is a

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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Instructions: For the following scenario, determine whether it is a combination or permutation, and then use the appropriate formula to calculate how many possibilities

there are in the given situation

A group of 20 people are going to run a race. The top 6 finishers advance to the

tinals

This is a

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