Question

MEDAL!! ~Combinations and Permutations~

Indicate if there are specific roles needed (i.e. order matters) or not (order does not matter). Explain why.

1) Your family goes to a fancy restaurant. You decide to get two deserts to split between all of you.

Answer 1

so if you do go into a restaurant, would it matter if two deserts are only chosen between your family?

Answer 2

No

Answer 3

If the order doesn't matter, it is a Combination.
If the order does matter it is a Permutation.

Answer 4

so if one of your family members had a nut sundae and you had a smoothie, would that matter?

Answer 5

you simply just made your own decision on what you wanted right?

Answer 6

yes?

Answer 7

So it would matter?

Answer 8

lets look at this way

Answer 9

if there were 4 people in a table.

A asked for desert A
B asked for desert B
C asked for desert B
D asked for desert A

Answer 10

if they ordered it a different times, so D asked for it before A etc... they would still get their desert right?

Answer 11

yes they would

Answer 12

So I was correct the first time, order does not matter.

Answer 13

just making you feel confident with your answer, that is all :)

Answer 14

Thank you, I appreciate it :)

Answer 15

Anytime!