Kirk and his friends are trying out a new restaurant together. They've ordered 5 dishes. If the dishes all arrive separately, in how many different orders could their dishes arrive?____ orders
Q. Kirk and his friends are trying out a new restaurant together. They've ordered 5 dishes. If the dishes all arrive separately, in how many different orders could their dishes arrive?____ orders
List items: List the number of items: There are 5 dishes that could arrive in different orders.The question is asking for the number of permutations of these 5 dishes.Number of orders: 5!
Calculate number: Calculate the value of 5! (5 factorial).Number of orders = 5!= 5×4×3×2×1= 120