Question

does order matter?
A theater company with 9 actors is putting on a play that has 3 roles. In how many different ways can the director assign actors to those roles

Answer 1

no order does not matter

Answer 2

TELL ME WHY

Answer 3

9*8*7/6 is your answer

Answer 4

It doesn't matter if the director assigns Jack to a role before Jill, just that they are assigned to the same roles.