Ten players come to baseball practice. One player stands on each of the four bases for drills. How many ways can the players be arranged on the bases?

151,200
40
5,040
210

Question

Ten players come to baseball practice. One player stands on each of the four bases for drills. How many ways can the players be arranged on the bases?

151,200
40
5,040
210

anonymous · Answer

That moment when what I was about to tell you a way to solve it and the answer wasn't an option...

anonymous · Answer

Cancel the factors.
the answer is A

anonymous · Answer

ashley nobody asked you :)

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

haha thanks dear :)

btaylor · Answer

You have 10 players, and you choose 4. And order matters, so it is a permutation.
$$_{10}P_4 = 5040 ways$$

phi · Answer

as btaylor says.... you can put any of 10 on first base, any of 9 on 2nd, 8 on 3rd and 7 at home:  10*9*8*7= 5040