Question

You need to arrange six of your favorite books along a small shelf. How many different ways can you arrange the books, assuming that the order of the books makes a difference to you?

ways
(Type a whole number.)

Answer 1

The first book can be chosen from ANY of the 6 books,

the second book can be chosen from the OTHER 5 books and continuing in this way, we get:

6 * 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = 720 ways

Explanation: