SOLUTION: In a race in which twelve automobiles are entered and there are no​ ties, in how many ways can the first three finishers come​ in?
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Question 1131125: In a race in which twelve automobiles are entered and there are no ties, in how many ways can the first three finishers come in?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Order matters here because 1-3-6 is different
from 1-6-3
That means you use permutations and not combinations
P( 12,3 ) =
different ways
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