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Ten children line up to go on the school bus. In how many ways can the children line up? Draw ten blanks to represent the ten places in line.
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- How many possible children could be in the first spot in line?
- Now that one child has been placed first in line, how many possible children could be in the second spot?
- Finish determining the number of possibilities for each place in line.
- Use the fundamental counting principle to calculate the total number of ways the children can be lined up.
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