document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=211662>Question 211662</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Now this is really a challenging question and I am lost.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At an annual flower show, 7 different entries are to be arranged in a row.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) how many different arrangements of the entries are possible?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a) how many different arrangements of the entries are possible?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 7! = 7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 5040<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 7P3 = 7!/(7-3)! = 7*6*5 = 210<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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