Question

A tourist in France wants to visit 12 different cities. How many different routes are possible?

Answer 1

Given:

Number of cities = 12

Let's find the number of possible routes.

To find the number of different possibel routes, apply the permutation formula.

12!

Therefore, we have:

12! = 12 x 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 479001600

Therefore, there are 479,001,600 different routes.

ANSWER:

479,001,600