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Jasmine has 5 books that she wants to read she wants to read the nonfiction book first and the mystery book last in how many different orders can she read the books

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Jasmine has 5 books that she wants to read. She wants to read the nonfiction book first and the mystery book last. Therefore, there are 3 remaining books that can be read in any order.The nonfiction book can be chosen in 1 way, and the mystery book can be chosen in 1 way. The remaining 3 books can be arranged in 3! (or 6) ways.Therefore, the total number of different orders in which Jasmine can read the books is:1 × 3! × 1 = 6 × 1 = 6So, there are 6 different orders in which Jasmine can read the books.

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