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Decide if the situation involves permutations, combinations, or neither. Explain

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Question

Decide if the situation involves permutations, combinations, or neither. Explain your reasoning. The number of ways 18 people can line up in a row for concert tickets. Does the situation involve permutations, combinations, or neither? Choose the correct answer below. O A. Combinations. The order of the 18 people in line does not matter. O B. Neither. A line of people is neither an ordered arrangement of objects, nor a selection of objects from a group of objects. O C. Permutations. The order of the 18 people in line matters.

Explanation / Answer

The number of ways 18 people can line up in a row for a concert tickets.

This is an example of permutation. The order of the 18 people in line matters.

since the 1st person occupy first seat, second person occupy 2nd seat likewise.