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In the following situation, determine whether you are asked to determine the number of permutations or combinations. Then do the calculation.

How many ways are there to pick a subset of 3 different letters from the 26-letter alphabet?
a.
Combination; Subscript 23 Baseline C Subscript 3 Baseline = 1771
b.
Permutation; Subscript 23 Baseline P Subscript 3 Baseline = 10626
c.
Permutation; Subscript 26 Baseline P Subscript 3 Baseline = 15600
d.
Combination; Subscript 26 Baseline C Subscript 3 Baseline = 2600

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The answer is C sorry iF wrong
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I'm not sure, but I put down B

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