SOLUTION: I tried to do it myself. Can you please tell me if this is correct? If not, can you help me? The 16 graduating seniors at a small high school are ranked according to their grade-p

Question 139740: I tried to do it myself. Can you please tell me if this is correct? If not, can you help me?
The 16 graduating seniors at a small high school are ranked according to their grade-point averages. Assuming there are no ties, what expression correctly shows the number of permutations of the seniors selected 5 at a time?
This is what I came up with.
P(16,5)=
16!
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(16-5)!
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