Determine whether the selection is a permutation, a combination, or neither.
-Mary baked 3 pies: 1 for her father, 1 for her friend Joe, and 1 for her coworkers.
A) neither
B) combination
C) permutation

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A permutation is a selection in which order matters. In this case, Mary baked a unique pie for each specific person, so the order of the pies (which pie was for which person) matters. Therefore, this is a permutation. A permutation involves arranging a set of objects in a specific order, while a combination does not take order into account. In this case, Mary is giving one pie to each person in a specific order (father, Joe, coworkers), so it is a permutation. Therefore, the best choice is C) permutation.

Determine Whether the Selection Is a Permutation, a Combination, or Neither