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Question 620338: 24 teams enter the basketball tournament. How many different arrangements for 1st 2nd and 3rd place are there?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
24 teams enter the basketball tournament. How many different arrangements for 1st 2nd and 3rd place are there?
since order matters -- permutation
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24P3 = 24!/(24-3)! = 24!/(21)! = 22*23*24 = 12,144
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