document.write( "Question 51754: elven people are entered in a race. if there are no ties, how many ways can the first three places come out?
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elven people are entered in a race. if there are no ties, how many ways can the first three places come out?
\n" ); document.write( "first place could be any one of 11
\n" ); document.write( "second place could be any one of remaining 10
\n" ); document.write( "third place could be any one of remaining 9
\n" ); document.write( "number of possibilities = 11*10*9=990
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