Using 17 flavors of ice cream, how many cones with 3 different flavors can you create if it is important to you
which flavor goes on the top, middle, and bottom?
There are
possible ways to create the ice cream cone.
Permutation and combination are both used in determining the number of ways to arrange an object. The former is used whenever the position or order of arrangement is irrelevant while the latter is used when it is relevant.
