Question

Pat had 9 flowerpots, and she wants to plant a different type of flower in each one. There are 11 types of flowers available at the garden shop. In how many different ways can she choose the flower

Answer 1

The answer is 55

Explanation:

The order doesn't matter so its just 55.

Answer 2

In this problem, we will use the combination since the order does not matter but the flower can only be selected once. From the given, we have a total of 11 flower and 9 flowerpots, to get the number of possible combinations, we can write is at 11C9 or 11! / {9! (11-9)!}. The total number of possible combinations is 55