2006-09-20 08:32:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Combination because order doesn't matter.
12 choose 6.
2006-09-20 08:36:59 · answer #1 · answered by Epicarus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends can you choose the same flower more that once if so the solution is 12 to the 6 power = 2,985,984
If you can only pick the flower once, then it is
12 x 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6=3,992,680
2006-09-20 15:40:12 · answer #2 · answered by Rocks#1Fan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A combination is where order doesn't matter.
A permutation is where order does matter.
I'm assuming order does not matter here and so it is a combination.
The question asks you to pick 6 from 12 which = 12C6=12!/(6!*6!)
=(12*11*10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1)/(6*5*4*3*2*1*6*5*4*3*2*1)
=(12*11*10*9*8*7)/(6*5*4*3*2*1)
=665280/720
=ans. 924
QED
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2006-09-20 15:49:50 · answer #3 · answered by me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Combinations are subsets of a set. It is because of this definition that in a combination the order does not matter.
You have a set of 12 elements and want to choose a subset of 6 elements. The number of subsets are: C(12,6) = 12!/(6!6!)
2006-09-20 15:59:04 · answer #4 · answered by vahucel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is combination
=12C6=12*11*10*9*8*7/1*2*3*4*5*6 you can calculate it
2006-09-20 15:39:11 · answer #5 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is combination.6 flowers can be chosen in 6 c12 ways. that is in 924 ways.
2006-09-20 15:37:50 · answer #6 · answered by jchampak 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12*11*10*9*8*7=665280
Ah, yes combination, sorry! 924
2006-09-20 15:36:52 · answer #7 · answered by pito16places 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋