how many ways can 5 books be arranged on 3 shelves?

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anonymous · Answer

how many books fit on a shelf?

anonymous · Answer

it isn't specified! it just says, "You are given the task of arranging 5 books on 3 spaces on the shelf." a n d oh I misread the,, whole thing okay it's not 3 shelves but three places

anonymous · Answer

Which means that I can solve this wow okay thank you very much anyway omg

anonymous · Answer

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for first shelve we have 5 choice ! A B C D E
if i choosing one of them (for example A), for second shelve we have 4 choice and if we choosing another (maybe B) for last shelve we have 3 choice and now we have $$5 \times 4 \times 3 = 60$$have a nice time