document.write( "Question 974001: Eleven people are entered in a race. If there are no ties, in how many ways can the first two places be awarded? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "There are 11 people who can be the first place winner. Then for \r\n" );
document.write( "every one of those 11 people who can be the first place winner,\r\n" );
document.write( "there remain 10 other people who can be the second place winner.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So that's 11×10 = 110 ways.\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's often written \"11 Position 2\" or 11P2, or the permutations of\r\n" );
document.write( "11 things taken 2 at a time. Order matters because Tom getting 1st \r\n" );
document.write( "place and Harry getting 2nd place is different from Harry getting\r\n" );
document.write( "1st place and Tom getting 2nd place.\r\n" );
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