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Permutation and Combination
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There are 8 job applicants.
a. In how many ways can the applicants be selected if there are two DIFFERENT job openings? b. In how many ways can the applicants be selected if the two job positions are the same?
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Re: Permutation and Combination
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Anica123 wrote:
There are 8 job applicants.
a. In how many ways can the applicants be selected if there are two DIFFERENT job openings? b. In how many ways can the applicants be selected if the two job positions are the same?
a. In how many ways can the applicants be selected if there are two DIFFERENT job openings?
For the first job, we can select any one of the 8 applicants in 8 ways AND for the second job we can select any one out of the remaining 7 applicants in 7 ways.
So required number of ways = 7*8 = 56. This is an example of Permutation or arrangement.
b. In how many ways can the applicants be selected if the two job positions are the same?
In this case, job profile is same so the order is not important. Required number of ways = (8*7)/2 = 28 ways. This is an example of Combination or selection.
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