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Question 1172618: Eight people have been shortlisted for an interview. In how many ways can the interviewer see them one after another?
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There are 8! = 8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 40320 permutations of 8 distinguishable items. ANSWER
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This problem is on PERMUTATIONS.
On Permutations, see introductory lessons
- Introduction to Permutations
- PROOF of the formula on the number of Permutations
- Simple and simplest problems on permutations
- Special type permutations problems
- Problems on Permutations with restrictions
- OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
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- ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Eight people have been shortlisted for an interview. In how many ways can the interviewer see them one after another?
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The 1st is 1 of 8
then 1 of 7, 1 of 6, etc
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