SOLUTION: How many ways can 7 people line up for play tickets? I have been trying to figure this problem out with the sample space and I'm not sire if that is the right way to go about this

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Question 479038: How many ways can 7 people line up for play tickets?
I have been trying to figure this problem out with the sample space and I'm not sire if that is the right way to go about this...please if you can help explain the correct procedure for this problem I would like to try to get the answer myself.
Thank you
Jennifer

Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
for this problem you have to use the notion of permutation
The number of permutations of n distinct objects is P%5Bn%5D=n%21
How many ways can 7 people line up for play tickets?
P%5B7%5D=7%21=7%2A6%2A5%2A4%2A3%2A2%2A1=5040