A trumpet section includes five musicians. If they hold an audition to determine chair order within the section, and there are to be no ties, how many distinct chair orders can result?  Choose the correct choice from the following answers:
A) 240
B) 125
C) 120
D) 100
E) 25
We have a word problem using permutations. We must identify the number of total items in the group. There are five possible musicians who could be placed in the first chair, four possible musicians for the second, three for the third, two for the fourth, and one for the fifth. To determine the number of possible orderings, we multiply these numbers, which we can express as 5!. Now 5! = (5)(4)(3)(2)(1) = 120.   ANS:120
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A trumpet section includes five musicians. If they hold an audition to determine chair order within the section, and there are to be no ties, how many distinct chair orders can result?