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Question 828436: how many ways can 3 often students participating an inter school contest be ranked 1st,2nd,3rd
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 3*2*1 = 6*1 = 6 different ways to do this.
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