Question

The yearbook committee is deciding on the order to 7 club pages. In how many ways can the committee order the pages if the yearbook club comes last

Answer 1

5040 ways can the committee order the pages, if the yearbook committee is deciding on order to 7 club pages.

Explanation:

The given is,

The yearbook committee is deciding on the order to 7 club pages.

Step: 1

Formula to order number of ways to arrange pages on the yearbook,

`P_(n) = n!`............................(1)

Where, n - No. of pages

( n is positive integer )

Step: 2

From the given values,

n = 7

Equation (1) becomes,

`P_(7) = 7!`

= 7 × 6 ×5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1

= 5040

= 5040 ways

No. of ways can the committee order the pages = 5040 ways

Result:

5040 ways can the committee order the pages, if the yearbook committee is deciding on order to 7 club pages.