This is a statistics problem on permutation and combination. To differentiate this, permutation involves on the arrangement in which order doesn't matter. For combination, order matters.
For example, if you arrange A, B and C, for permutation it could be AB, BA, CA, AC, BC and CB. But for combination, it would just be AB, AC and BC.
So, in this problem where he is asked to arrange 8 jars in which order doesn't matter. It is permutation. You can solve this just by calculator. The formula would be nPr, where n is the total number of items while r is the number of items to be sorted. Thus,
nPr = 10P8 = 1, 814,400
Thus, the answer is B.
(X x 6) = (X x 8) -4
Ps. Make sure yoi dont times the (X x 8) by -4 the -4 is by itself.
I personally found it easier thinking if there is a difference of 4 between 6 x X and 8x X then it must be 2x2 as the difference between 6 and 8 is 2. therefore 4 divided by 2 = 2 and 2 x 2 = 4
Therefore x = 2
Answer: 57.34
Step-by-step explanation:
5 milk choc and 8 dark choc....total of 13 chocolates
P(1st pick is milk choc) = 5/13
do not replace
P(2nd pick is milk choc) = 4/12 which reduces to 1/3
P(both picks are milk choc) = 5/13 * 1/3 = 5/39 <== or 12.8%
