When Joseph's brothers visited his home in Egypt, he asked them to leave their shoes at the door. In how many ways could the 11 pair of shoes be arranged?

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rulnick · Answer

If the 11 pairs are kept together (in pairs), then the answer is 11!, which means "11 factorial" or 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1.

anonymous · Answer

however, if the 11 pairs will be scrambled, then there would be 22 total shoes so it will become 22! or 22 x 21 x 20 x 19 x 18 x 17 x 16 x 15 x 14 x 13 x 12 x 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 3 x 2

anonymous · Answer

THANKS YOU BOTH...this stuff can get really confusing..thanks for showing me a way I could understand