Question

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

Answer 1

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

By the multiplication rule:
Number of ways = ....

Answer 2

12 * 8 = 60

Answer 3

12 * 8 = 96

Answer 4

Sorry, it's
12*11*10*9*8
=?