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5. How many ways can you order your favorite 3 desserts from a menu of 8?

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336

User Fvisticot
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Answer: 336

Step-by-step explanation:

Start at 8 and count down by 1 until three slots are filled.

There are 8*7*6 = 336 different permutations.

Alternatively, you can use the nPr permutation formula with n = 8 and r = 3.

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