In how many ways can 8 athletes be arranged to

Serena Carpenter

Serena Carpenter

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2022-05-25

In how many ways can 8 athletes be arranged to start a race if a running track has eight lanes?

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Harper Heath

Harper Heath

Beginner2022-05-26Added 9 answers

Step 1
The result is 8!, which is 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 = 40320 . This is, in general, the number of permutations of 8 elements (in your case, the permutations of the 8 runners arranged in the 8 lanes). To see it, you can solve the problem this way: you have 8 possible choices for the first lane, since no runner has been placed on any lane yet.
Step 2
Now, you must choose which runner you place on the second lane, and you have 7 choices, since you already selected a runner for the first lane, and so on.

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