document.write( "Question 597806: An order of award presentations has been devised for 7 people: Jeff, Karen, Lyle, Maria, Norm, Olivia, and Paul...
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document.write( "In how many ways can teh first award be presented to Karen and the last to Lyle? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #378342 by jim_thompson5910(35256) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Since Karen and Lyle are locked in the first and last slots, this means that there are really 7-2 = 5 free slots left.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So there are 5! = 5*4*3*2*1 = 120 different ways to present the awards. \n" ); document.write( " |