document.write( "Question 40453: please help me with this
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document.write( "in how many ways can you arrange eight books on a shelf?
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document.write( " and for my knowledge how would you figure out a question like this? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #25844 by Nate(3500)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! P(8,8) = 8!/0! = 40,320 \n" ); document.write( "You would use permutations because your arrangement does matter. \n" ); document.write( "Also, look at this: \n" ); document.write( "How many books can be first? .... answer: 8 \n" ); document.write( "How many books can be second? .... answer: 7 \n" ); document.write( "How many books can be third? .... answer: 6 \n" ); document.write( "How many books can be fourth? .... answer: 5 \n" ); document.write( "How many books can be fifth? .... answer: 4 \n" ); document.write( "How many books can be sixth? .... answer: 3 \n" ); document.write( "How many books can be seventh? .... answer: 2 \n" ); document.write( "How many books can be eigth? .... answer: 1 \n" ); document.write( "Find the product of the whole row .... 8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 40,320 \n" ); document.write( " |