Suppose we want to choose 5 objects, without replacement, from 17 distinct objects. (a) If the order of the choices matters, how many ways can this be done?
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(b) If the order of the choices does not matter, how many ways can this be done?

Mariah is randomly choosing three books to read from the following: 5 mysteries, 7 biographies, and 8 science fiction novels. which of these statements are true? check all that apply. there are 20c3 possible ways to choose three books to read. there are 5c3 possible ways to choose three mysteries to read. there are 15c3 possible ways to choose three books that are not all mysteries. the probability that mariah will choose 3 mysteries can be expressed as . the probability that mariah will not choose all mysteries can be expressed as 1 −