Answer 1

We know that ‘n’ persons can sit around a table in (n − 1)! ways
∴ 8 friends can sit around a table in 7! ways
= 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1
= 5040 ways
∴ 8 friends can sit around a table in 5040 ways.