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Why do combination and permutation have different rules for order?
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[QUOTE="HOI, post: 6784531, member: 567247"] Personally, I would not worry about what it is called! There are 5 dogs anyone of which could be declared "best in show". Once that had been chosen, there are 4 dogs left that could be chosen "honorable mention". There are a total of 5(4)= 20 ways that could be done. (Since order, which dog is "best in show" and which is "honorable mention", is relevant, this is a "permutation" problem but, as I say, that is really not important.) [/QUOTE]
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