Question

Yaritza loves to read and owns 8 different novels. If there is only room for 6 novels on her bookshelf, how many different ways can she arrange the books on her shelf? *

A.28 ways
B.48 ways
C.720 ways
D.20,160 ways
E.60,720 ways

Answer 1

D.

Explanation:

1 bookshelf have option of 8 books where, only one book can be kept

2 bookshelf has 7 options of books as ( 8-1=7, where 1 is already kept in bookshelf, than same goes on till last shelf where it got 3 options of book in the last place,

therefore, total no. of ways = ( 8*7*6*5*4*3)

= 20160 ways