SOLUTION: There are six greyhounds in a race: Spot, Fido, Bowser, Mack, Tuffy, William. We are concerned about who finishes first, and second. How many different 1st - 2nd orders of finish
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Question 1192092: There are six greyhounds in a race: Spot, Fido, Bowser, Mack, Tuffy, William. We are concerned about who finishes first, and second. How many different 1st - 2nd orders of finish are possible?
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6*5 = 30. ANSWER
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