2026-03-27

Problem — 2026-03-27

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How many permutations of {1,2,3,4,5}\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5\} have no element in its original position? (For example, (2,1,4,5,3)(2,1,4,5,3) counts but (2,1,3,5,4)(2,1,3,5,4) does not since 33 is in position 33.)

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By inclusion-exclusion, the count is 5!(51)4!+(52)3!(53)2!+(54)1!(55)0!=120120+6020+51=445! - \binom{5}{1}4! + \binom{5}{2}3! - \binom{5}{3}2! + \binom{5}{4}1! - \binom{5}{5}0! = 120 - 120 + 60 - 20 + 5 - 1 = 44.