SOLUTION: A spinner is divided into 8 equal regions to represent the digits 1-8. In how many ways can the digits be arranged? I know the answer is 5040 because our teachers gave us the a

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Question 750250: A spinner is divided into 8 equal regions to represent the digits 1-8. In how many ways can the digits be arranged?
I know the answer is 5040 because our teachers gave us the answers on the bottom of the paper. I thought it would be solved by doing 8! (8 factorial), but I cannot seem to solve it to get the correct answer provided.
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A spinner is divided into 8 equal regions to represent the digits 1-8. In how many ways can the digits be arranged?
I know the answer is 5040
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They are arranged in a circle so the answer is 7! = 5040
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Try it with 3 objects and you'll see what happens.
The answer is not 3!, it is 2! = 2
Cheers,
Stan H.