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1) A traveling book salesperson has five copies of a certainstatistic book, four

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Question

1) A traveling book salesperson has five copies of a certainstatistic book, four copies of a certain geometry book, and threecopies of a certain calculus book. If these books are to be storedon a shelf in the salesperson's van, how many distinct arrangementsare possible?

1) A traveling book salesperson has five copies of a certainstatistic book, four copies of a certain geometry book, and threecopies of a certain calculus book. If these books are to be storedon a shelf in the salesperson's van, how many distinct arrangementsare possible?

Explanation / Answer

A traveling book salesperson has five copies of a certain statisticbook, four copies of a certain geometry book, and three copies of acertain calculus book. total no. of books = 5+4+3 =12 If these books are to be stored on a shelf in the salesperson'svan, no. of distinct arrangements that are possible = 12! = 479001600 ways