Suppose we want to choose 5 letters, without replacement, from 8 distinct letters. (a) How many ways can this be done, if the order of the choices matters? (b) How many ways can this be done, if the order of the choices does not matter?

Suppose we want to choose 5 letters, without replacement, from 8 distinct letters. (a) How many ways can this be done, if the order of the choices matters? (b) How many ways can this be done, if the order of the choices does not matter?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Suppose we want to choose 5 letters, without replacement, from 8 distinct letters.

(a)	How many ways can this be done, if the order of the choices matters?

(b)	How many ways can this be done, if the order of the choices does not matter?

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