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Complete Question:
The drama club is holding auditions for five different parts in a one act play. If 9 people audition, how many ways can the roles be assigned?
a. 362,880
b. 15,120
c. 126
d. 120
Answer:
b. 15,120
Explanation:
In other to solve the question above, we would use the formula for permutation.
This is because when assigning 5 DIFFERENT roles to 9 people, the order of assigning the roles is important. The formula for permutation, is used when order is involved.
Permutation (n, r) = nPr = n!/(n - r)!
In the above question,
n = 9 people
r = 5 different parts
9P5 = 9!/(9 - 5)!
= 9!/4! = 9×8×7×6×5×4×3×2×1/ 4×3×2×1
= 362880/ 24
= 15,120
Therefore, the number of ways that the roles can be assigned is 15,120 ways