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If 5 different keys are written as a straight list, how many orders are possible?

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Correct answer: 120

The governing concept is permutation of all distinct objects in a linear arrangement. For the first place in the list there are 5 choices. After one key is used, 4 choices remain for the second place, followed by 3, 2, and finally 1 choice. Thus the total number of orders is 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 5! = 120. Therefore option D is correct. A circular-arrangement formula is not suitable because the keys are written in a straight list, so the two ends are distinct and rotations are not identified. Option B equals 5P2 and counts only two positions. The values 25 and 100 arise from incorrectly allowing repeated choices or using an unrelated square-based calculation.

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PermutationsLinear ArrangementFactorialPermutations And CombinationsMathematicsClass 11 Mcq

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