Consider the Following Counting Problem

question 117

Multiple Choice

Consider the following counting problem. Eight women and seven men are waiting in line at a movie theater. How many ways are there to arrange these 15 people amongst themselves such that
The eight women occupy the first eight places and the seven men the last seven places?
To solve this problem, which of the following rules would you use?

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

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