SOLUTION: Twelve applicants are simultaneously applying for five different jobs in a company. In how many ways can these jobs be filled?

Question 1178182: Twelve applicants are simultaneously applying for five different jobs in a company. In how many ways can these jobs be filled?
Answer by ikleyn(52804) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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    In 12*11*10*9*8 = 95040 different ways.


Any of 12 applicants can occupy first position.

Any of remaining 11 applicants can occupy second position.


    . . . and so on . . .

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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
in this site.

Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site
    - ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic "Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations".

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