document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=620338>Question 620338</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 24 teams enter the basketball tournament. How many different arrangements for 1st 2nd and 3rd place are there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "since order matters -- permutation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24P3 = 24!/(24-3)! = 24!/(21)! = 22*23*24 = 12,144 </SPAN>\n" );
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