Question

You have 6 different colored balloons. In how many distinct ways can the balloons be ordered?

Select one:

a.
720


b.
365


c.
5040


d.
120

Answer 1

Answer: a. 720

Explanation:

You have 6 different sticks to choose from for the first stick. Then there are 5 for the second (6 - 1 = 5), then 4 for the third (5 - 1 = 4), etc all the way to the last stick.

Mathematically, this can be shown with 6!. In other words, 6 factorial.

6 * 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = 720

The answer to our question is:

a. 720