How many ways can 5 people be arranged in a straight line if there are 12 people to choose from

4 answers

Number of choices for the first one=12
....
Number of choices for the fifth = 8

By the multiplication rule:
Number of ways = ....
12 * 8 = 60
12 * 8 = 96
Sorry, it's
12*11*10*9*8
=?