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Janice has room for 6 books on a shelf.

How many different ways can she arrange the books on the shelf?

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Answer:

For the book standing on the left you have a choice out of all

6

, for the next one you choose from the

5

left, and so on.

Step-by-step explanation:

So the total number of arrangements you have:

6

×

5

×

4

×

3

×

2

×

1

=

720

Usually this is written as

6

!

, pronounced "6 factorial"

(factorial meaning the product of all whole numbers from

1

up to and including the one before the

!

)

Step-by-step explanation:

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