Imagine you have a jewelry store and you want to

display three of your most popular necklaces in a

display case. You have 8 different necklaces to
choose from. In how many different ways can you
arrange the three necklaces in the display case?

To solve this problem, we can use the permutation

formula:

nPr = n! / (n - r)!

Where n is the total number of items to choose from,

r is the number of items to arrange, and "!" denotes
factorial.

In this case, n = 8 (the total number of necklaces)

and r = 3 (the number of necklaces to arrange in the
display case).

So, we can calculate the number of permutations as

follows:

nPr = 8!/(8-3)! nPr = 8! / 5! nPr = (8 × 7 ×6×5×4×3×2 x 1)

/ (5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1) nPr = 56

Therefore, there are 56 different ways to arrange the

three necklaces in the display case.