FACTORIAL The number of different ways to arrange n objects is given by n!= nx (n-1)x(n-2)x...x3x2x1 4. Please answer each of the following questions. a. In how many different ways can a teacher line up 5 students to go to the library? b. A manager has 4 different assignments. In how many ways can she assign them to each of her 4 employees, assuming each employee will receive 1 assignment? C. A bookstore owner has 8 books to display on a shelf. In how many different ways can she arrange them in her display?

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The number of different ways to arrange n objects is given by n!= nx (n – 1) × (n – 2) ×...× 3 × 2 ×1
4. Please answer each of the following questions.
a. In how many different ways can a teacher line up 5 students to go to the library?
b.
A manager has 4 different assignments. In how many ways can she assign them to each of her 4 employees,
assuming each employee will receive 1 assignment?
C.
A bookstore owner has 8 books to display on a shelf. In how many different ways can she arrange them in her
display?
Transcribed Image Text:FACTORIAL The number of different ways to arrange n objects is given by n!= nx (n – 1) × (n – 2) ×...× 3 × 2 ×1 4. Please answer each of the following questions. a. In how many different ways can a teacher line up 5 students to go to the library? b. A manager has 4 different assignments. In how many ways can she assign them to each of her 4 employees, assuming each employee will receive 1 assignment? C. A bookstore owner has 8 books to display on a shelf. In how many different ways can she arrange them in her display?
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