Question 1210182
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**Understanding Fixed Points**

A fixed point in a permutation is a position where the number in that position is the same as the position number. For example, in the permutation (2, 1, 3, 5, 4), the number 3 is in the 3rd position, so 3 is a fixed point.

**Counting Permutations with at Least Four Fixed Points**

We need to count the permutations of (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) that have 4, 5, 6, or 7 fixed points.

* **7 Fixed Points:**
    * There is only one permutation with 7 fixed points: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7).
    * Number of permutations: 1

* **6 Fixed Points:**
    * If 6 points are fixed, the remaining number must also be fixed.
    * Therefore, there are no permutations with exactly 6 fixed points.
    * Number of permutations: 0

* **5 Fixed Points:**
    * If 5 points are fixed, the remaining two numbers must be swapped.
    * There are $\binom{7}{5}$ ways to choose the 5 fixed points.
    * The remaining two numbers must be swapped, so there is only 1 way to arrange them.
    * Number of permutations: $\binom{7}{5} = \frac{7!}{5!2!} = \frac{7 \cdot 6}{2} = 21$

* **4 Fixed Points:**
    * There are $\binom{7}{4}$ ways to choose the 4 fixed points.
    * The remaining 3 numbers must be permuted so that none of them are in their original positions (derangements).
    * The number of derangements of 3 items, denoted as D(3), is calculated as:
        * D(3) = 3! (1 - 1/1! + 1/2! - 1/3!) = 6 (1 - 1 + 1/2 - 1/6) = 6 (1/3) = 2
    * Number of permutations: $\binom{7}{4} \times D(3) = \frac{7!}{4!3!} \times 2 = \frac{7 \cdot 6 \cdot 5}{3 \cdot 2 \cdot 1} \times 2 = 35 \times 2 = 70$

**Total Permutations**

Now, we add up the counts for each case:

* Total permutations = 1 + 0 + 21 + 70 = 92

**Therefore, there are 92 permutations of (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) that have at least four fixed points.**