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A team is being formed that includes eight different people. There are eight different positions on the teams. How many different ways are there to assign the right people to the eight ​positions

User Jon Hulka
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Answer:

40320 different ways

Explanation:

That problem is a permutation one

We have eight people to occupy one position in a team, without any constraint at all

So

Total number of events = P(8)

P (8) = 8!

P (8) = 8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1

P (8) = 40320 different ways

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