Homework Help: Math

Posted by Aisha on Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 8:16pm.

Each division of the NBA HAS 7 teams. How many different division standings are possible at the end of the season?

Math - PsyDAG, Friday, September 21, 2007 at 2:00pm
You are asking for the number of permutations, which in this case would be n! (n factorial).

n! = n(n-1)(n-2)...1

Your n = 7.

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.

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