A textbook search committee is considering
13 books for possible adoption. The committee has decided to select 3
of the 13
for further consideration. In how many ways can it do so?

Number of ways to select 3 books from 13 books for adoption is 286 .

Step-by-step explanation:

A Permutation is an ordered Combination. When the order does matter it is a Permutation. There are basically two types of permutation:

Formula is given by:

, where n is the number of things to choose from,  and we choose r of them,  no repetitions,  order matters. Here , n=13 , r=3.

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∴ Number of ways to select 3 books from 13 books for adoption is 286 .

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