Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 305: 11

Answer

$_6P_2=30$

Work Step by Step

RECALL: $_nP_r = \dfrac{n!}{(n-r)!}$ Use this definition to have: $\require{cancel} _6P_2=\dfrac{6!}{(6-2)!} \\_6P_2=\dfrac{6!}{4!} \\_6P_2 = \dfrac{6(5)(4!)}{4!} \\_6P_2 = \dfrac{6(5)\cancel{(4!)}}{\cancel{4!}} \\_6P_2=30$
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