This is 6! {factorial} = 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 720. The way this works: take student A, who can choose any of the 6 desks, then for each of those 6 choices that student A makes, student B has 5 desks to choose from, after that choice has been made, student C has 4 desks to choose from, ... until the last student has only one to choose from.
raisesiresrises------------------------------------They can be arranged in 5!=120 ways.
9 ways
Six ways.
In 6!, or 720 ways.
There are 9!/2! = 181,440 ways.
The answer is 6x5x4x3x2x1 720
Assuming that the location of the empty seat makes a difference, the answer is 8! or 8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 which is 40320.
how many ways can 8 letters be arranged
Five numbers can be arranged in 5! = 120 ways.
4! = 24, they can be arranged in 24 different ways
In how many distinct ways can the letters of the word MEDDLES be arranged?
They can't be arranged in a million different ways!
raisesiresrises------------------------------------They can be arranged in 5!=120 ways.
9 ways
It can be arranged in six possible ways.
24 ways.
The answer is 7!/5! = 42 ways.