SOLUTION: In how many ways can 4 cars be parked in 5 distinct places arranged in a circle?

Question 1208395: In how many ways can 4 cars be parked in 5 distinct places arranged in a circle?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In how many ways can 4 cars be parked in 5 distinct places arranged in a circle?
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So, we have one vacant place and 4 occupied places.


If you mean circular permutations, then we may assume that the vacant place is in position "North",

or "12 o'clock". Then 4 other positions are occupied by 4 cars, and we should calculate

the number of placements of 4 objects in 4 positions. It is precisely the number of permutations 
of 4 objects, which is 4! = 24.    ANSWER.

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