Question

In how many ways 5 players be assigned to 5 positions on a baseball team, assuming that any player can play any position

Answer 1

120

Explanation:

There are 5 ways to choose the first position, 4 ways to choose the second and so on until we get only 1 way to choose the last position, therefore the answer is 5! = 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = 120 ways.