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comparing permutations to combinations for the same set of parameters you would have more combinations than permutations true or false

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Answer:

False; you would have more permutations than combinations.

Explanation:

The formula for taking combinations of n objects taken r at a time is


(n!)/(r!(n-r)!)

The formula for taking permutations of n objects taken r at a time is


(n!)/((n-r)!)

Comparing these two, we can see that the difference between the formulas is that the formula for combinations is divided by an extra r!. Since it is divided by a larger number, it will result in a smaller answer; therefore permutations give more results than combinations.

User Kosuke
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Let a set of
n elements.
We can find
n! (factorial) of the
n element.
However, combination of the element lead to less than
n! possibilities.
(combining like adding or multiplying)
So the proposition is false.
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