2. There are 12 high schools competing in a basketball tournament. In how many ways can the teams be placed (1º, 2nd, .., 12th) at the end of the tournament?

The teams can be placed in 479,001,600 ways.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this question, we want to know in how many ways 12 elements can be arranged.

Number of possible arrangements of x elements:

The number of possible arrangments of x elements is given by:

In this question:

12 teams, so arrangment of 12 elements.

The teams can be placed in 479,001,600 ways.

the ratio of balloons to tables is 5: 2 and the constant variation is 5.

the equation is y=5x