TEN RUNNERS JOIN A RACE.

IN HOW MANY POSSIBLE WAYS

CAN THEY BE ARRANGED AS
FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD
PLACERS?
IF JUN HAS 12 T-SHIRTS, 6
PAIRS OF PANTS, AND 3
PAIRS OF SHOES, HOW
MANY POSSIBILITIES CAN
HE DRESS HIMSELF UP FOR
THE DAY?
 SUPPOSE THAT IN A CERTAIN
ASSOCIATION, THERE ARE 12
ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN HOW
MANY WAYS CAN A PRESIDENT, A
VICE PRESIDENT, A SECRETARY,
AND A TREASURER BE SELECTED
FROM THE BOARD?
IN HOW MANY WAYS CAN
YOU PLACE 9 DIFFERENT
BOOKS ON A SHELF IF
THERE IS SPACE ENOUGH
FOR ONLY 5 BOOKS?
A DRESS-SHOP OWNER HAS 8
NEW DRESSES THAT SHE
WANTS TO DISPLAY IN THE
WINDOW. IF THE DISPLAY
WINDOW HAS 5 MANNEQUINS,
IN HOW MANY WAYS CAN SHE
DRESS THEM UP?
 PERMUTATION IS AN
ARRANGEMENT OF THINGS IN A
DEFINITE ORDER OR THE
ORDERED ARRANGEMENT OF
DISTINGUISHABLE OBJECTS
WITHOUT ALLOWING
REPETITIONS AMONG THE
OBJECTS.
DISTINGUISHABLE PERMUTATIONS
– REFERS TO THE PERMUTATIONS
OF A SET OF OBJECTS WHERE
SOME OF THEM ARE ALIKE. THE
NUMBER OF DISTINGUISHABLE
PERMUTATIONS OF N OBJECTS
WHEN P ARE ALIKE, Q ARE ALIKE, R
ARE ALIKE, AND SO ON, IS GIVEN
BY THE FORMULA