Can you check to see if i did this correct, how many 1 to1, set 3 to 5

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Hello everyone I'm just double checking my work and im' wanting to make sure this one is correct. The problem is:

How many one to one functions are there from a set with 3 elements to a set with 5 elements?

I said, 5 choices for first element
4 choices for 2nd element
3 chocies for thrid element, so
(5)(4)(3) = 60 total ''

THanks!
 
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