Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Review - Test - Page 317: 7c

Answer

$_{14}P_8=121,080,960$

Work Step by Step

$_nP_r=\frac{n!}{(n-r)!}$ $n=14$ and $r=8$ $_{14}P_8=\frac{14!}{(14-8)!}=\frac{14!}{6!}$ But, $14!=14\times13\times12\times11\times10\times9\times8\times7\times(6\times5\times4\times3\times2\times1)=14\times13\times12\times11\times10\times9\times8\times7\times6!$ $_{14}P_8=\frac{14\times13\times12\times11\times10\times9\times8\times7\times6!}{6!}=14\times13\times12\times11\times10\times9\times8\times7=121,080,960$
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