Answer :
The first place and 15th place are already decided, so we have to find the number of
different ways that the other 13 students can line up, in the places from #2 to #14.
2nd place can be any one of 13 people. For each of those . . .
3rd place can be any one of 12 people. For each of those . . .
4th place can be any one of 11 people. For each of those . . .
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13th place can be any one of 2 people. For each of those . . .
14th place has to be the one student who is left.
Total number of ways that 13 students can line up in places #2 through #14 is
(13 x 12 x 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1)
That number is called "thirteen factorial". The number is 6,227,020,800 .
When you write it in math, you write it like this: 13!
different ways that the other 13 students can line up, in the places from #2 to #14.
2nd place can be any one of 13 people. For each of those . . .
3rd place can be any one of 12 people. For each of those . . .
4th place can be any one of 11 people. For each of those . . .
.
.
.
13th place can be any one of 2 people. For each of those . . .
14th place has to be the one student who is left.
Total number of ways that 13 students can line up in places #2 through #14 is
(13 x 12 x 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1)
That number is called "thirteen factorial". The number is 6,227,020,800 .
When you write it in math, you write it like this: 13!
