Question

In how many ways can 5 cards be arranged side-by-side on a table?








A.
5 ways







B.
25 ways







C.
120 ways







D.
3125 ways

Answer 1

Assuming no repeats, there are 5 ways to fill slot A, 4 ways to fill slot B, 3 ways to fill slot C, etc etc, until you reach 1 way to fill slot E

Answer 2

So you have these 5 slots

ABCDE

that need to be filled with cards

Answer 3

how many ways total are there to fill them?

Answer 4

25?

Answer 5

you would multiply out each number, so

5*4*3*2*1

each number represents the number of choices available for each slot (eg: 2 represents 2 ways to fill slot D)

Answer 6

120?

Answer 7

correct

Answer 8

there are 120 ways to order the 5 cards