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Question 699690: I would appreciate a step by step explanation of how to solve this:
How many different ways can the front row seats be filled with 20 students if the classroom has 4 rows of seats?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How many different ways can the front row seats be filled with 20 students if the classroom has 4 rows of seats?
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The front row has 5 seats.
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Ans: 20P5 = (20*19*18*17*16) = 18,60,480 ways
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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