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Drew has homework assignments for Environmental Studies, Advanced Algebra, French, US History, and ELA but decides to complete four assignments today and complete the last assignment before class tomorrow. In how many different ways can he choose the order of the four assignments he plans to complete today

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Drew can choose the order of the 4 assignments he plans to complete today from a total of 120 ways.

Step-by-step explanation:

Drew has 5 assignments to complete, and he plans to complete 4 of them today and the remaining assignment tomorrow. The order in which he completes the 4 assignments today can be determined using the concept of permutations.

The number of ways to choose the order of the 4 assignments can be calculated using the formula for permutation:

Number of permutations = nPr = n! / (n - r)!

Here, n is the total number of assignments (5) and r is the number of assignments to be completed today (4).

So, the number of ways Drew can choose the order of the 4 assignments he plans to complete today is:

Number of permutations = 5P4 = 5! / (5 - 4)! = 5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120 ways.