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Kristen has six places she needs to go to complete her errands: the bank, grocery store, gas station, hair salon, the dry cleaners, and the library.  How many different orders can she choose to complete her errands?

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Answer:

720

Explanation:

User Scttnlsn
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The answer is 720 ways. The way this is calculates are through factorials. Kristen can go to any of the places for her first run, leaving 6 options. Next she only has 5 options, then 4, then 3, 2, and finally 1 option left. Therefore the way to calculate this is 6! (factorial)=6x5x4x3x2x1=720 ways.
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