SOLUTION: Fourteen people are entered in a race. If there are no ties, in how many ways can the first two places come out?
(A) 364
(B) 182
(C) 28
(D) 214
Thanks!
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Question 31613: Fourteen people are entered in a race. If there are no ties, in how many ways can the first two places come out?
(A) 364
(B) 182
(C) 28
(D) 214
Thanks!
Answer by Cintchr(481) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When working this type of problem it is a type of Factorial.
Like 5!=5*4*3*2*1=120
BUT ... in this case you are not looking at all COMBOS only the first two places ....
So if there are 14 people ....
14*13=182
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