Question

In how many ways can 5 students sit around a table?A. 120B. 24C. 10D. 5

Answer 1

In how many ways can 5 students sit around a table:

Number of students (n) = 5

The number of ways 5 student can sit round a circular table = (n-1)!

`\begin{gathered} (n-1)! \\ (5-1)! \\ 4! \end{gathered}`
`\begin{gathered} 4!\text{ = 4 x 3 x 2 x 1} \\ 4!=24 \end{gathered}`

Therefore the number of ways 5 students can sit round a table = 24 ways

Hence the correct answer is Option B