document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1177035>Question 1177035</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 8 horses in a race at Retama Park. You could win a BIG jackpot if you can pick the finishing order for ALL 8 of the horses. Find the number of possible orders in which the horses can finish.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 8 ways to select a first place finisher<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 8-1 = 7 ways to pick the horse for second place; since we cannot have the first place person repeat.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For third place, there are 8-2 = 6 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This process keeps going until we hit 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We have this count down: 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiplying those values out will get the final answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = <font color=red>40,320</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can shorten this to factorial notation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8! = <font color=red>40,320</font><BR>\n" );
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