SOLUTION: how many ways can six different books be arranged on a shelf if one of the books is a dictionary and it must be listed first or last?
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: how many ways can six different books be arranged on a shelf if one of the books is a dictionary and it must be listed first or last?
This question is from textbook algebra 2
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
how many ways can six different books be arranged on a shelf if one of the books is a dictionary and it must be listed first or last?
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# of ways to place the dictionary: 2
# of ways to arrange the other 5 books: 5!
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Total # of arrangements: 2*5! = 2*120 = 240 ways
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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