document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=259840>Question 259840</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Eight runners are competing in the 100-meter dash. In how many different ways can the runners finish? (Suppose there are no ties.) Please solve this question for me. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #191308 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=191308\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Any of the 8 can finish first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "any of the 7 left can finish second<BR>\n" );
document.write( "any of the 6 left can finish third<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and so on . . . <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This means we have 8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 which is 8! or 40,320 </SPAN>\n" );
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