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Question 623856: a boy is taking a matching test in which he is supposed to match 4 answers with a questions. In how many ways can he answer the 4 questions
Answer by Emsley(35) About Me  (Show Source):
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Can answer 1st question with any of the 4 answers then 2nd question with any of the remaining 3 and so on. So the answer is 4*3*2*1=24