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In a game of musical chairs, 11 children will sit in 10 chairs arranged in a row(one child will not find a chair). In how many ways
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In a game of musical chairs, 11 children will sit in 10 chairs arranged in a row(one child will not find a chair). In how many ways can 10 of the children find seats?
a. 39,916,800
b. 110
c. 39,916,940
d, 3,628,800
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Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
nPr
=11P10
=n!/(n-r)!
11!/(11-10)!
=39916800 The number of ways 10 of 11 children can be arranged. (permutation)
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Ed
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