Provide an Appropriate Response

question 173

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-Consider the following counting problem. Allison is trying to decide which three of her eight new books to take on vacation with her. How many different ways can she choose the three books?
To solve this problem which of the following rules would you use?

• A)The combinations rule only
• B)Both the permutations rule and the fundamental counting principle
• C)The permutations rule only
• D)The fundamental counting principle only

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