JAMB 2013 · UTME · Q48

In how many ways can 3 seats be occupied if 5 people are willing to sit?

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. The seats are different, so order matters: this is 5P3^5P_3.
  2. The first seat has 5 choices of person, the second 4 and the third 3.
  3. So there are 5×4×3=605 \times 4 \times 3 = 60 ways, option C.

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