In how many ways can 5 people be seated around a circular table, if rotations of the same arrangement are not counted as different?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 24
- Step 1: Fix one person to remove rotations; arrange the other 4 people in ways. Step 2. . Answer: 24. Why not the others: 120: That counts rotations as different arrangements. 6: That fixes two people instead of one. 48: That counts reflections as different from each other too.
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