Q. If 3 teams are playing in the same sports league, in how many different orders can they finish their season?_____ orders
Understand the Problem: Understand the problem.We need to find out the number of different orders in which 3 teams can finish their season. This is a permutation problem where we want to arrange 3 distinct items (teams) in 3 distinct positions (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place).
Calculate Permutations: Calculate the number of permutations.The number of different orders for 3 teams can be calculated using the factorial of the number of teams, which is 3! (3 factorial).Number of orders = 3!
Find Value of 3!: Find the value of 3!. Number of orders = 3! = 3×2×1 = 6