document.write( "Question 173322This question is from textbook Saxon Algebra 2
\n" ); document.write( ": There are 5 tiles in a bag, labeled with the letters A, B, C, D, and E. The tiles are chosen at random from the bag, without replacing them, until all 5 have been removed. In how many different orders can the tiles be removed? \n" ); document.write( "

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There are 5 ways to choose the first tile. For each of those 5 ways to choose the first tile, there are 4 ways to choose the second tile. For each of those 20 ways ( 5 X 4 ) to choose the first two tiles, there are 3 ways to choose the third, and so on.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So: 5 X 4 X 3 X 2 X 1 = 120\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Mathematicians abbreviate this as 5!, read 5 factorial. \n" ); document.write( "

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