SOLUTION: Six students have put their names into a hat. What is the probability that their names will be picked out of the hat in the same order that they were put in?

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Question 621769: Six students have put their names into a hat. What is the probability that their names will be picked out of the hat in the same order that they were put in?
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There is only one way that they went in, but 6! ways to come out.

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