Question

I need help with a word problem! There is two questions I'm sorry!:There are 20 applicants for two jobs: Computer programmer and software tester.a) is it a permutation of a combination?b)how many ways can 20 applicants be split into these two categories?

Answer 1

The number of applicants is 20.

a).The number of ways 20 applicants can be split into two jobs is a question of combination as arrangment is not a necessity in this problem.

b).The number of ways in which 20 applicant can be split into these two jobs categories can be determined as,

Thus, there will be 21 ways in which the jobs can be split into these two categories.