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Captain Jane Way has a total of ten destinations to choose from for her charter plane trips. The number of ways she can arrange her schedule is calculated by finding the factorial of the number of destinations, which is 10!. For the first destination, she has ten choices available. Each subsequent choice decreases by one as destinations are selected. The total arrangements highlight the complexity and variety in scheduling for charter flights.
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Captain Jane Way is a charter plane pilot and has trips scheduled to Seattle,Dallas, San Francisco, New York, Portland, Omaha, Miami, Honolulu, Arlington, Los Angeles, and Chicago. How many ways can the captain arrage her schedule?
 
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