Question

2. There are 12 high schools competing in a basketball tournament. In how many ways can the teams be placed

Answer 1

Answer:

The teams can be placed in 479,001,600 ways.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this question, we want to know in how many ways 12 elements can be arranged.

Number of possible arrangements of x elements:

The number of possible arrangments of x elements is given by:

$A_{x} = x!$

In this question:

12 teams, so arrangment of 12 elements.

$A_{12} = 12! = 479001600$

The teams can be placed in 479,001,600 ways.