Question

Suppose ed is going to burn a compact disk​ (cd) that will contain 13 songs. in how many ways can ed arrange the 13 songs on the​ cd?

Answer 1

He can arrange the songs in 13!=6,227,020,800 ways.

Answer 2

Ed can arrange the 13 songs in 6,227,020,800 ways.

Explanation:

ed is going to burn a cd which has 13 songs.

In general, the arrangement is nothing but "n" distinct objects can be arranged in n! ways.

There are 13 palaces.

The first place filled in 13 ways

The second place filled in 12 ways.

The third place filled in 11 ways.

.....

The thirteenth filled in 1 ways

= 13.12.11. 10.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1

13! = 6,227,020,800

Ed can arrange the 13 songs in 6,227,020,800 ways.

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