document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1154962>Question 1154962</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Patricia owns all thirteen books in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series. In how many different orders can she place all of them on the top shelf of her bookshelf? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #777485 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52781)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><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=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=777485\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any one of 13 volumes she can place to the first position;\r\n" );
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document.write( "any one of remaining 12 volumes she can place to the second position;\r\n" );
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document.write( "any one of remaining 11 volumes she can place to the third position,\r\n" );
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document.write( "   . . . . . . . . and so on . . . . . \r\n" );
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document.write( "till the last, 13-th volume;\r\n" );
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document.write( "which gives her  13! = 13*12*11*10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1  options,  in all.\r\n" );
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document.write( "  |  Any set of n different objects has n! different permutations.  |\r\n" );
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document.write( "Congratulations !\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the first time in your life, I presented you this famous basic problem on PERMUTATIONS (!)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy learning (!)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On Permutations, &nbsp;see introductory lessons \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Permutations/Introduction-to-Permutations.lesson>Introduction to Permutations</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Permutations/PROOF-of-the-formula-on-the-number-of-permutations.lesson>PROOF of the formula on the number of Permutations</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Permutations/Problems-on-Permutations.lesson>Problems on Permutations</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Permutations/OVERVIEW-the-lessons-on-Permutations-and-Combinations.lesson>OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, &nbsp;you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/complex/ALGEBRA-II-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson>ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK</A>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic &nbsp;\"<U>Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations</U>\". \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Save the link to this textbook together with its description\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II<BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/complex/ALGEBRA-II-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "into your archive and use when it is needed.\r<BR>\n" );
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