Question

Susan has 7 chores, and she can do them in any order. Use the fundamental counting principle to find the number of different ways she can complete her chores.

EXPLAIN

Answer 1

5040
There is any easy way to do this if there is a smaller amount of variables and it’s like this: (see picture)

Answer 2

Answer: 5040

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 7 choices for the first slot, then 6 for the second, 5 for the third, and so on until we get down to 1 choice for the last slot

7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 5040 different ways to do those seven chores where order matters.

For more information, check out the concept of factorials.