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In how many different ways can three students be seated in a row of 5 desks?
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In how many different ways can three students be seated in a row of 5 desks?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a permutation question because we care about which way they are arranged.
nPr= n!/(n-r)!
5P3=5!/(5-3)!
=5*4*3*2/2
=5*4*3
=60
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Ed
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