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How Many Ways Can A Student Stack Textbooks From His Six Classes In His Locker?

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    Assuming you are only concerned with the top-to-bottom sequence, the number is given by the number of permutations of 6 objects. That is 6!, or 6*5*4*3*2*1 = 720.

    The student can stack the books 720 different ways.
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    He could use a different stacking for each day of school for 4 years. (Lol)
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    Oddman 

    answered 10 months ago

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