SOLUTION: A musician plans to perform 9 selections. In how many ways can she arrange the musical selections?

Algebra ->  Probability-and-statistics -> SOLUTION: A musician plans to perform 9 selections. In how many ways can she arrange the musical selections?      Log On


   

Question 1166119: A musician plans to perform 9 selections. In how many ways can she arrange the musical selections?
Answer by ikleyn(52873) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

In 9! = 9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 362880  ways.


It is the number of permutations of 9 items.

Solved, answered and explained.

----------------

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".


Save the link to this textbook together with its description

Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/complex/ALGEBRA-II-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson

into your archive and use when it is needed.