Question

Eight students are competing for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th violin chair in the school’s orchestra. How many different ways can all four chairs be filled?

Answer 1

1680

Explanation:

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Answer 2

We are tasked to solve for the number of ways the 8 students be competing for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th voilin chair in the schools orchestra. The number of ways if can only be filled is though the formula used in number counting, that is

8x7x6x5

Therefore, there are 1680 ways