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1. (DM Section 5.1, Problem NO: 4 a,b,c,d,e Page NO: 382) Decide which of the fo

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1. (DM Section 5.1, Problem NO: 4 a,b,c,d,e Page NO: 382)

Decide which of the four structure types (sets, unordered list, permutation, or ordered list) best characterizes the objects in each foolowing situations. Can any of the following have more than one answer?

(A) Dealing a 13-card hand for the card games Bridge or hearts.

(B) Selecting three officers-president, vice president, and secretary-for a club.

(C) Rolling a pair of dice

(D)Grabbing 12 marbles from a jar containing red, green, and blue marbles

(E) Ordering pizza toppings from a menu of choices

2. (DM Section 5.1, Problem NO: 14 a,b,c,d,e, Page No

Explanation / Answer

(1) In combinatorics, we work with the positive integers and the most basic of finite structures, the finite set (e.g., {1, 2, 3} or {John, George}). Note that in a set, the order in which the elements are listed is irrelevant and each element needs to be listed only once