4 baseball players each stand at different corners of a baseball diamond. The sides of the diamond are all of equal length. Two arrangements of baseball players are considered different only when the relative positions of the players differ. How many different ways can the baseball players arrange themselves around the diamond?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 16
D) 24
E) 256
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This is a simple case of arrangements in a circle
Since the number of players is 4, the number of different arrangements will be (4-1)!
i.e 3!=6
hence the OA is B
Since the number of players is 4, the number of different arrangements will be (4-1)!
i.e 3!=6
hence the OA is B
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