Part A:
Given that <span>A presidential candidate plans to begin her campaign by visiting the capitals in 4 of 50 states.
The number of ways of selecting the route of 4 specific capitals is given by
Therefore, the probability that she selects the route of four specific capitals is
Part B:
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<span>The number of ways of selecting the route of 4 specific capitals is 5,527,200.
Since </span><span>the number of ways of selecting the route of 4 specific capitals is too large it is not practical to list all of the different possible routes in order to select the one that is best.
Therefore, "</span><span>No, it is not practical to list all of the different possible routes because the number of possible permutations is very large."</span>
Given that <span>A presidential candidate plans to begin her campaign by visiting the capitals in 4 of 50 states.
The number of ways of selecting the route of 4 specific capitals is given by
Therefore, the probability that she selects the route of four specific capitals is
Part B:
</span>
<span>The number of ways of selecting the route of 4 specific capitals is 5,527,200.
Since </span><span>the number of ways of selecting the route of 4 specific capitals is too large it is not practical to list all of the different possible routes in order to select the one that is best.
Therefore, "</span><span>No, it is not practical to list all of the different possible routes because the number of possible permutations is very large."</span>