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Question 1177744: There are 8 hot air balloons in a race.In how many possible orders can 8 hot air balloons finish the race ?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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In 8! = 8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 40320 different ways.      ANSWER

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This problem is on PERMUTATIONS.


On Permutations,  see introductory lessons
    - Introduction to Permutations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Permutations
    - Simple and simplest problems on permutations
    - Special type permutations problems
    - Problems on Permutations with restrictions
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on Permutations and Combinations
in this site.

Also,  you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site
    - ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic  "Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations".


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