As the last stand-up comic of the evening is granted. The combination of schedules is made with the other 5 performers.
To find how many ways you can order 5 performers you multiply 5x4x3x2x1 (or factorial 5: 5!)
[tex]5!=5\times4\times3\times2\times1=120[/tex]Then, there are 120 different ways to schedule the appearances
