Mrs. Welch and her 6 children are shopping at a local grocery store. Each of the children will be allowed to select one box of cereal for their own from the 8 different boxes of cereal available (there are no two the same). In how many ways can the selections be made?

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Adeline Watts

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5 April, 01:41

Mrs. Welch and her 6 children are shopping at a local grocery store. Each of the children will be allowed to select one box of cereal for their own from the 8 different boxes of cereal available (there are no two the same). In how many ways can the selections be made?

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Alani Small · Answer 1

If you are only asking the selections combinations, it would be 8x7/2=28.

If the selections are to be matched with the child, it would be 8x7x6x5x4x3=20160