Question

In how many different ways can 8 students be arranged in line for recess

Answer 1

imagine 8 places to put the students
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
how many different people could we put in the first place?

Answer 2

8

Answer 3

good, so we fill that in
8 _ _ _ _ _ _ _
now imagine that we have placed one of those 8 people in the first spot
how many people are left that we could put in the second spot?

Answer 4

4

Answer 5

why four? we only put one person in the first place
where did the other 3 go?

Answer 6

my bad I don't know

Answer 7

Why do we always have newcomers making these stupid spam questions?

Answer 8

how many people did we have at first?
how many people did we put in the first place

@OpiGeode this question isn't spam as far as I can tell, so don't be rude

Answer 9

I had 8 people
I put one in the first place
How many do I have left?

Answer 10

8

Answer 11

7

Answer 12

so there 7