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in how many ways could members of the following club line up all 8 members for a photograph? N={carl,lisa,jen,adam,alan,bill,cathy,David}

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Theres an easy way to calculate this called factorial number

factorial number gives the numberof combinations

its calculated taking the major jumber( in this case 8 ) and multiplying by the rest of the minor numbers

thar means N = 8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1

its a big number

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