SOLUTION: A group of n people of different heights are randomly ordered. What is the probability that the ordering is shortest to tallest?

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Question 944616: A group of n people of different heights are randomly ordered. What is the probability that the ordering is shortest to tallest?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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n! ways to order the people in a line, only 1 is from shortest to tallest.

Probability = 1/n!.