Activity 13: Combination or Permutation? (GLEs: 7, 42,
43) CC: Make sure the students understand that combinations involve an arrangement or listing where order is not important (i.e., ABC is the same as BCA as these would be the same group of people even though the order in which they are listed is different).
Combinations or Permutations http://www.wcrl.ars.usda.gov/cec/java/comb.htm
This site allows you to put numbers in and it will calculate the number of combinations (if you choose combinations) that can be made, or it will compute the number of permutations (if you choose permutations). It does not show the work, but it calculates quickly and you could use the information for your discussion.
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