ExplanationNow here we have digits 3,4 and 8. How many ways can we arrange them to form a three digit number.
Lets pick one digit at a time.
1st Digit -> 3 Possibilities
2nd Digit -> 2 Possibilities
3rd Digit -> 1 Possibility
Number of digits = \(3 \times 2 \times 1 =6.\)
Hence option B is correctThe other way to solve it is to write out the possible three-digit positive integers and count them: 348, 384, 438, 483, 834, 843 → 6 three-digit positive integers While this method is efficient when the question only has three digits, it can get quite complicated with more digits or four-digit positive integers.
Note this is applicable for the statement:
How many ways can n distinct things be arranged? Answer: \(n!\)
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