The number of people to be seated around the table, n=5.
Now, n=5 people can be seated in a circle in (n-1)! ways.
[tex](n-1)!=(5-1)=4!\text{ =4}\times3\times2\times1=24[/tex]Therefore, Joe, Mary, Steve, Tina and Brenda can be seated around the round table in 24 ways.
