(New page: TO elaborate on Brian's post, the way he got the 7*6*5 can be thought up a little easier if you do a small diagram I made mine like each - is a seat since people cant sit in 2 seats, each...)
 
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TO elaborate on Brian's post, the way he got the 7*6*5 can be thought up a little easier if you do a small diagram
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To elaborate on Brian's post, the way he got the 7*6*5 can be thought up a little easier if you do a small diagram
  
 
I made mine like each - is a seat
 
I made mine like each - is a seat
 
since people cant sit in 2 seats, each time the amount of the people who can sit in a seat goes down.
 
since people cant sit in 2 seats, each time the amount of the people who can sit in a seat goes down.
  
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8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1
 
8    7    6    5    4    3    2    1
         --amount of choices--
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         <---amount of choices left for each seat (sorry I can't get this formatted but you get the idea)

Revision as of 15:07, 9 September 2008

To elaborate on Brian's post, the way he got the 7*6*5 can be thought up a little easier if you do a small diagram

I made mine like each - is a seat since people cant sit in 2 seats, each time the amount of the people who can sit in a seat goes down.

- - - - - - - - 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

       <---amount of choices left for each seat (sorry I can't get this formatted but you get the idea)

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