SOLUTION: if 5 people want to be seated, in how many ways can 4 of them be seated on a bench that seats 4?

SOLUTION: if 5 people want to be seated, in how many ways can 4 of them be seated on a bench that seats 4?

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Question 580346: if 5 people want to be seated, in how many ways can 4 of them be seated on a bench that seats 4?

Answer by dfrazzetto(283) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

repeats not allowed (once one person is taken, they cannot be sat again):
5*4*3*2 = 120
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