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counting and probability junior

Problem

In how many ways can 9 people sit around a round table? (Two seatings are considered the same if one is a rotation of the other.)
Solution
There are ways to arrange 9 people in a line, however there are 9 identical rotations for each arrangement, so we divide by 9 to get .
Final answer
40,\!320