Question

Helena has five different flowers. She plans to give one flower to each of her five teachers in any order. She gives the first flower to one of her teachers in the morning.

In how many ways can she give the four remaining flowers to the rest of her teachers in the afternoon?

A. 1
B. 4
C. 21
D. 24

Answer 1

Answer: D. 24

Step-by-step explanation: Since Helena just gave a flower away, she now has 4 left. Which leaves us with: 4! = 4•3•2 = 24 combinations.

Answer 2

It is 4

Explanation:

If you think about it:

1 f

2 F

3 ff

4 FF

Then you could move them along 1

1 FF

2 f

3 F

4 ff

And you could move them down four times.