SOLUTION: Identify the number of ways six people can be arranged in a row for a picture. Thanks for your help!

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Question 35665: Identify the number of ways six people can be arranged in a row for a picture.
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Found 2 solutions by benni1013, rapaljer:
Answer by benni1013(206) About Me  (Show Source):
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This brings in the term factorial which is symbolized by the excalamation mark. In your case 6! which equals 6*5*4*3*2 or 720 ways.

Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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This would be a permution (since the order is significant) of 6 items taken 6 at a time. It turns out to be 6! which is 6*5*4*3*2*1 = 720.

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