Practice question · True or false
Choosing a committee of 3 from 10 people gives a larger number than choosing a president, secretary and treasurer from the same 10.
Hints
- Does it matter which of the three roles you get?
- Permutations count orderings; combinations do not.
Show the answer
False
Why
False. The committee is ; the three distinct roles give , six times more, because each committee can be assigned roles in 3! ways. The question to ask is always whether swapping two chosen items produces a different outcome.
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