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GRE General Test Counting — practice questions

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GRE · Quantitativeaptitude · Combinations or Permutations

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    Choose 3 friends to attend a party (no role)
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    Choose 3 friends for President, VP, Secretary
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    Arrange 5 books on a shelf
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    Pick a 5-card hand from a deck
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    Number of ways to order finalists 1st, 2nd, 3rd
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    Number of 4-person committees from 10 people
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Combination (order doesn't matter)
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Permutation (order matters)
Instructions
Sort each counting problem: combination or permutation?

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