SOLUTION: this is a probability question: in how many ways can seven ariplanes line up for a departure on a runway if the plane with the greatest number of passengers must depart first?

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Question 181525: this is a probability question:
in how many ways can seven ariplanes line up for a departure on a runway if the plane with the greatest number of passengers must depart first?

Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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if one airplane is fixed, that is the plane with the most passengers has to be first, then there is only 6! ways to line up the planes that are left
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so 6! which is 6*5*4*3*2*1=720 different ways