Question

At a track meet , 10 different runners compete in the 1600m run.

Answer 1

Answer:

There are 3,628,800 different ways for the runners to finish.

Step-by-step explanation:

Arrangments of x elements:

The number of possible arrangments of x elements is given by the following formula:

$A_{x} = x!$

In this question:

10 different runners, which means that the number of different ways that there are for the runners to finish is an arrangment of 10 elements. So

$A_{10} = 10! = 3628800$

There are 3,628,800 different ways for the runners to finish.