Question

Teddy wants to taste all of the flavors of ice cream at the mall, one by one. Tasting any one flavor will change the way the next flavor taste after it. The flavors are chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, birthday cake, Rocky Road, and butter pecan. In how many ways can he taste the ice cream.

A. 30
B.120
C. 360
D.720

Answer 1

Answer: (d)

Explanation:

Given

There are six flavors of ice-cream that is chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, birthday cake, rocky road, and butter pecan

First ice-cream can be tasted in 6 different ways

Second can be in 5 ways

similarly, remaining in 4, 3, 2 and 1 ways

Total no of ways are
`6*5* 4* 3* 2* 1=720\ \text{ways}`

Option (d) is correct.