Practice By Tag: Placing Books on Shelves

Question: 2013 Fall Midterm - 2

1 . You are given 5 books and 7 bookshelves. How many ways are there to place these books on the shelves? (The order on the shelves matters.)

(a)

$\frac{12!}{7!}$

(b)

$\frac{11!}{6!}$

(c)

$\frac{11!}{7!}$

(d)

${7}\choose{5}$