Permutation

Possible answers:

1. 𝑎. 𝑃(8,8) = 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 36 ∶ 𝑤𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

8∙7∙6∙5∙4∙3∙2∙1
b. 𝑃(8,8) = 8∙7∙6∙5∙4∙3∙2∙1
= 1 :wrong use of formula(combination formula).

2. 𝑎. 4! ∙ 5! = 2880 : 2 more possible ways of arrangement was not considered, hence, the
solution is not complete
𝑏. 4! + 5! + 2! = 146 :
4! ,5! ,2! 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑤𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

3. 𝑎. 5! = 120 : this applies on if the people are to take pictures altogether.

𝑏. 5! + 2! = 120 + 2 = 122 : wrong use of operation

4. 𝑎. 12! = 479 001 600 : wrong use of formula, since it involves circular permutation the
formula to be used is (n-1) !
12!
𝑏. 𝑐(12,12) = 12!
= 1 : Combination formula was used

5. 𝑎. 𝑃(6,6) = 6! = 720 : wrong concept of permutation, distinguishable permutation applies

𝑏. 𝑃 = (𝑛 − 1)! = (6 − 1)! = 5! = 120 : wrong use of formula