document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1173648>Question 1173648</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a town fiesta singing competition with 12 contestants, in how many ways can the organizer arrange the first three singers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"arrange\" means that order matters, so this is a permutation.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(12,3) = number of ways of arranging 3 things chosen from among 12.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 choices for the first; then 11 for the second; and last 10 choices for the third.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total number of arrangements: 12*11*10 = 1320.<br><BR>\n" );
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