Homework Help: College math

Posted by Leo on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 8:30pm.

A student is asked to answer 7 out of 9 questions on an exam.
(a) Classify the problem as a permutation, a combination, or neither.

College math - Steve, Monday, August 27, 2012 at 10:42am
I'd say combination. The order in which the questions are answered does not matter.

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