document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1161947>Question 1161947</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  In an exacta wager at the race track, a bettor picks the two horses that he or she<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thinks will finish first and second in a specified order. For a race with 12 entrants,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "determine the number of possible exacta wagers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "12 choices for the first place horse; then 11 choices for the second place horse.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "By the fundamental counting principle, the number of possible wagers is 12*11 = 132.<br><BR>\n" );
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