SOLUTION: At an annual flower show, 7 different entries are to be arranged in a row. a) How many different arrangements of the entries are possible? b) If the owners of the 1st, 2nd, a

Question 204466: At an annual flower show, 7 different entries are to be arranged in a row.
a) How many different arrangements of the entries are possible?
b) If the owners of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place entries will be awarded prizes of $100, $50, and $25 respectively, how many ways can the prizes be awarded?
Ok I am stuck again I really need help.. I hate word problems like this..
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
At an annual flower show, 7 different entries are to be arranged in a row.
a) How many different arrangements of the entries are possible?
Ans: 7! = 5040
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b) If the owners of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place entries will be awarded prizes of $100, $50, and $25 respectively, how many ways can the prizes be awarded?
Ans: 3! = 3*2*1 = 6
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Get used to word problems. No matter what career you choose,
the problems will be stated or written in words.
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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