Question

How many arrangements are there of 12 distinct items?

Answer 1

There are 479,001,600 arrangments of 12 distinct items.

Explanation:

Arrangements of n items:

The number of possible arrangements of n itens is given by the factorial of n, that is:

`A_(n) = n!`

12 items:

`A_(12) = 12! = 479001600`

There are 479,001,600 arrangments of 12 distinct items.