Question

in an encyclopedia of language, the author presents five sentences that make a reasonable paragraph regardless of their order. the sentences are listed below. mark had told him about the foxes. john looked out of the window. could it be a fox? however, nobody had seen one for months. he thought he saw a shape in the bushes. in how many different orders can the five sentences be arranged? the five sentences can be arranged in \\(\square\\) different orders.

Explanation:

Step1: Use permutation formula

The number of permutations of \(n\) distinct objects is \(n!\). Here \(n = 5\) (the five sentences).

Step2: Calculate \(5!\)

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Answer:

120