a. 140 b. 142 c. 144 d. 148 3. A doctor wants to assign 5 different tasks to his 5 nurses. In how many possible ways can he do it? a. 120 b. 240 c. 360 d. 420 4. Evaluate: 8!/(6-2)!
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