the school awards night, a door prize is given to one person in attendance. The winner of the door prize can select 4 books from 14 different books in a box. a. In how many ways can the winner select the 4 books? b. In how many ways can the winner select the 4 books and then arrange them on a shelf? c. Explain why the answers to part a. and part b. above, are

the school awards night, a door prize is given to one person in attendance. The winner of the door prize can select 4 books from 14 different books in a box. a. In how many ways can the winner select the 4 books? b. In how many ways can the winner select the 4 books and then arrange them on a shelf? c. Explain why the answers to part a. and part b. above, are

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

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ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher:Erwin Kreyszig

Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

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At the school awards night, a door prize is given to one person in attendance. The winner of the
door prize can select 4 books from 14 different books in a box.
a. In how many ways can the winner select the 4 books?

b. In how many ways can the winner select the 4 books and then arrange them on a shelf?

c. Explain why the answers to part a. and part b. above, are not the same.

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