You and 5 friends go to a concert. In how many different ways can you sit in the assigned seats?
Remember, you and 5 friends means six. Not 5.
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To determine the number of different ways you can sit in the assigned seats, you can use the concept of permutations.
In this scenario, you have 6 people (including yourself) and 6 seats. The first person has 6 choices of seats, the second person has 5 choices (as one seat has already been taken), the third person has 4 choices, the fourth person has 3 choices, the fifth person has 2 choices, and the last person has only 1 choice.
To calculate the total number of different ways, you multiply the number of choices for each person together:
6 * 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = 720
Therefore, there are 720 different ways you and your 5 friends can sit in the assigned seats.