Assume that 12 students, including Cedric, are working on the project report, which contains an introduction, 3 chapters, and a conclusion for a total of 5 sections.

(1) In how many ways can the students divide up the report writing if each student writes a different section?

(2) In how many ways can the assignments be made if Cedric writes the introduction?

Question

Assume that 12 students, including Cedric, are working on the project report, which contains an introduction, 3 chapters, and a conclusion for a total of 5 sections.

(1) In how many ways can the students divide up the report writing if each student writes a different section?

(2) In how many ways can the assignments be made if Cedric writes the introduction?

anonymous · Answer

i dont know how to answer this but i think7 to 8 ways but could be misunderstanding the question

anonymous · Answer

alright, thanks. 
that doesn't seem to be it tho

anonymous · Answer

like i said i dont get this question often so i might misunderstand it

bibby · Answer

If 12 students write the introduction, that leave 11 for the first chapter, 10 for the second, and 9 for the third. 8 students are left over to write the conclusion.|dw:1410726150142:dw|