Select the correct answer. you have 7 balls that are each a different color of the rainbow. in how many distinct ways can these balls be ordered? a. 1 b. 7 c. 49 d. 343 e. 5,040
5040 Because the factorial of 7 is 5040 7(6)(5)(4)(3)(2)(1) Factorial is to calculate combinations which in this case is finding different ways they can be ordered in.