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The student body of 205 wants to elect a president, vice president, and a secretary. Is an example of permutation or combination.

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Answer:

Combination

Explanation:

Permutation is likely used more for lists/ordered things.

Combination is used more for groups.

Since we are trying to elect a group of people (president, vice president, and secretary) out of 205 students, we use combination.

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