document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202959>Question 1202959</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 6 boys and 6 girls in the finals of a talent contest. A contest is held to pick the top 3 winners in both the boy and girl groups in order of talent. How many different options for winners are there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For both boys and girls, the number of ways to rank the top 3 out of 6 is<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(6,3) = 6*5*4 = 120<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the number of ways of ranking the top 3 of both boys and girls is<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "120*120 = 14400<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 14400<br><BR>\n" );
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