Five different books (A, B, C, D and E) are to be arranged on a shelf.

Five different books (A, B, C, D and E) are to be arranged on a shelf. Books C and D are to be arranged first and second starting from the right of the shelf. The number of different orders in which books A, B and E may be arranged is

Quiz

Answer/Solution

3!

Steps/Work

Solution
Since books C and D are arranged first and second, only books A, B and E will change order. Therefore it an arrangement problem involving 3 items and the number of different order is given by
3!
Answer B