document.write( "Question 765458: A disc jockey can play eight records in a 30-minute segment of her show. For a particular 30-min segment she has 12 records to select from. In how many ways can she arrange her program for the particular segment? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #466168 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If order matters, then...\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n P r = (n!)/((n-r)!)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "12 P 8 = (12!)/((12-8)!)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "12 P 8 = (12!)/(4!)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "12 P 8 = (12*11*10*9*8*7*6*5*4!)/(4!)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "12 P 8 = 12*11*10*9*8*7*6*5\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "12 P 8 = 19958400\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So there are 19,958,400 different ways to do this (assuming order matters). \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |