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Eight scouts sit around a campfire. Seatings that differ only by everyone moving round are the same. How many seatings are possible?

Competition practicePermutations & Combinations
  • A5040
  • B40320
  • C2520
  • D720

Step-by-Step Solution

Fix one scout to remove rotations; the other 7 sit in ways. (40320 counts rotations as new seatings.)
Answer: A) 5040

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