SOLUTION: there are 4 teams in a league. How many different ways can they end the season in 1, 2, 3, 4 place? You may want to use A, B, C, D to represent the four teams. You must make a list

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Question 592845: there are 4 teams in a league. How many different ways can they end the season in 1, 2, 3, 4 place? You may want to use A, B, C, D to represent the four teams. You must make a list showing all the different ways.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 4! =4*3*2*1 = 24 different ways and they are listed below

A,B,C,D
A,B,D,C
A,C,B,D
A,C,D,B
A,D,B,C
A,D,C,B
B,A,C,D
B,A,D,C
B,C,A,D
B,C,D,A
B,D,A,C
B,D,C,A
C,A,B,D
C,A,D,B
C,B,A,D
C,B,D,A
C,D,A,B
C,D,B,A
D,A,B,C
D,A,C,B
D,B,A,C
D,B,C,A
D,C,A,B
D,C,B,A