SOLUTION: Six different books will be displayed in the library window. How many different arrangements are there?

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Question 1123274: Six different books will be displayed in the library window. How many different arrangements are there?
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There are 6 ways to choose the first book. Then, for each of those 6 choices, there are 5 ways to choose the second book for a total of 30 ways to choose the first two books. Then for each of those 30 ways, there are 4 ways to choose the third book...and so on.


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