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You have different video games. How many different ways can you arrange the games side by side on a​ shelf? You can arrange the different video games in nothing different ways.

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Explanation:

This question has missing details because the number of video games is not stated;

However, you'll arrive at your answer if you follow the steps I'll highlight;

The question requests for the number of arrangement; That means we're dealing with permutation

Let's assume the number of video games is n;

To arrange n games, we make use of the following permutation formula;


^nP_n = (n!)/((n-n)!)

Simplify the denominator


^nP_n = (n!)/(0!)

0! = 1; So, we have


^nP_n = (n!)/(1)


^nP_n = n!

Now, let's assume there are 3 video games;

This means that n = 3


^3P_3 = 3!


^3P_3 = 3 * 2 * 1


^3P_3 = 6\ ways

So, whatever the number of video games is; all you have to do is; substitute this value for n;

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