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A certain company assigns employees to offices in such a way that some of the offices can be empty and more than one employee can be assigned to an office. In how many ways can the company assign 3 employees to 2 different offices?A. 5B. 6C. 7D. 8E. 9

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Answer: The answer is 6

Step-by-step explanation: this is a combination because it is without repetition.

3!/(3-2)!

(3x2x1)/1!

6/1 = 6

So the answer is 6 different ways

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