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In Exercises 31–44, specify the number of ways to perform the task described. Give your answers using
Choosing articles for a magazine. Redo Exercises 43, except that in addition to choosing the stories, the editorial staff must also decide in what order the stories will appear.
43. Choosing articles for a magazine. The editorial staff of Oprah’s O Magazine is reviewing 17 articles. They wish to select eight for the next issue of the magazine.

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