document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1043334>Question 1043334</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose Grant is going to burn a compact disk&#8203; (CD) that will contain 9 songs. In how many ways can Grant arrange the 9 songs on the&#8203; CD? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #658467 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=658467\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In general, n songs (or any object) can be arranged in n! ways.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In your case:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Once you burn the first song you have 8 songs to arrange<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When you burn the second song you have 7 songs to arrange.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "etc.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, we use n! which means that your answer is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 your calculator may have a key for n!, mine does and when I do 9! it gives me 5,040 ways you can arrange the songs (the power of the multiplier).<BR>\n" );
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