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Example Question #1891 : Psat Mathematics
There are seven unique placemats around a circular table. How many different orders of placemats are possible?
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Explanation:
Since the table is circular, you need to find the total number of orders and divide this number by 7.
The total number of different orders that the placemats could be set in is 7! (7 factorial).
7!/7 = 6! = 720
Note that had this been a linear, and not circular, arrangement there would be no need to divide by 7. But in a circular arrangement there are no "ends" so you must divide by N! by N to account for the circular arrangement.
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