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Jack is making a list of his 5 favorite cities. He will choose 3 cities in the United States from a list of 5 candidates. He will choose 2 cities in Europe from a list of 3 candidates. How many different lists of cities, ranked from first to fifth, can Jack make?

A. 30
B. 360
C. 1,800
D. 3,600
E. 6,720

Answer: D
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Re: Jack is making a list of his 5 favorite cities. He will choose 3 cities

by dashingnightmare » Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:00 pm
Choosing 3 cities out of 5=5c3 ways=10
Choosing 2 cities out of 3=3c2 ways=3
Arranging 5 cities =5! ways=120
Required ans=10*3*120=3600
Hence D.
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Re: Jack is making a list of his 5 favorite cities. He will choose 3 cities

by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:12 pm
BTGModeratorVI wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:38 am
 Jack is making a list of his 5 favorite cities. He will choose 3 cities in the United States from a list of 5 candidates. He will choose 2 cities in Europe from a list of 3 candidates. How many different lists of cities, ranked from first to fifth, can Jack make?

A. 30
B. 360
C. 1,800
D. 3,600
E. 6,720

Answer: D
Source: Princeton Review
Take the task of creating a list and break it into stages.

Stage 1: Select 3 US cities
Since the order in which we SELECT the cities does not matter, we can use combinations.
We can select 3 cities from 5 cities in 5C3 ways (10 ways)
So, we can complete stage 1 in 10 ways

Stage 2: Select 2 European cities
Since the order in which we SELECT the cities does not matter, we can use combinations.
We can select 2 cities from 3 cities in 3C2 ways (3 ways)
So, we can complete stage 2 in 3 ways

Stage 3: Arrange the 5 selected cities
We can arrange n unique objects in n! ways.
So, we can arrange the 5 selected cities in 5! ways (120 ways)
We can complete this stage in 120 ways.

By the Fundamental Counting Principle (FCP), we can complete all 3 stages (and thus create our list) in (10)(3)(120) ways (= 3600 ways)

Answer: D

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