An order of award presentations has been devised for seven people: Jeff, Karen, Lyle, Maria, Norm, Olivia, and Paul. In how many ways can the people be presented?
2006-10-28 14:51:42 · 5 answers · asked by tifi50 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The answer is 7! (called "seven factorial"), or 7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 5,040
(There's 7 choices for who goes 1st, then 6 choices for who goes 2nd, then 5 choices for who goes 3rd, etc.)
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2006-10-28 14:55:45 · answer #1 · answered by I ♥ AUG 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not sure I understand your question. You already have them in alphabetical order, so you could do them in reverse alphabetical, or present the girls first and then the boys. Or they could be presented in order of the highest achiever to the lowest. Or they could be presented randomly, in no particular order. They could be presented as an entire group, as seven is an odd number so you couldn't couple or triple them without having one left over. You could introduce them poetically, by linking each name with a rhymed stanza: Let's see, "Lyle, who has style", "Maria, who's glad to see ya", "Paul, who's ten feet tall", "Norm, who studied up a storm", etc. etc. etc.....You can think of better rhymes -- this is just an example. So if you're really stumped, try some of these suggestions -- they might get you thinking of others. Good luck!
2006-10-28 22:13:26 · answer #2 · answered by gldjns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5040
=7*6*5*4*3*2*1
i.e. You can choose any of 7 to be first, after that you can choose any of 6 to be second so 7 choices times 6 choices. After that you have 5 people left to choose from etc...
2006-10-28 21:59:00 · answer #3 · answered by GJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At first glance, I would say, alphabetically, as a group. Secondly, sub-grouped by gender, alphabetically or not, by two groups of three; the top tier of three and the bottom three, both tiers either by numerical place, or by place and alphabetically placed, with the middle placed person presented as such, or the top person presented as such. They could be presented as the three women, then as two pairs of men. All these could be reversed, however, giving you twice the number of answers.
2006-10-28 22:01:17 · answer #4 · answered by I care about my answers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Say for what they're being awarded. I can't seem to think, of antoher way.
2006-10-28 22:51:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋