Question

If five different errands are allocated to five time slots, 12-1pm,1-2pm,2-3pm,3-4pm and 4-5pm, how many distinct schedules are possible

Answer 1

Answer:

120

Explanation:

There are 5 different errands and five different time slots for the errands. We are then required to find in how many ways these errands would be arranged in the time slots schedules.

The number of ways the errands can be arranged in the time slot is 5!

5! = 1×2×3×4×5= 120

Therefore there are 120 different ways to arrange the errands in the times slots schedules(5) available.