document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=333044>Question 333044</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> five horses compete in a race how many selection are there of the first two horses to pass the finishing </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "not exactly know what you mean by \"...first two horses to pass the finishing\",<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but I'll assume you mean the first two horses end up 1st or 2nd place.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Think of this as two group of horses, the first two horses and the remainig 3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 2! ways to order the first two horses, and 3! ways to order remaining 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 2!*3!=2*3*2=12 ways to have the first two horses to end up 1st and 2nd. </SPAN>\n" );
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