document.write( "Question 730309: Five evenly matched horses (Applefarm, Bandy, Cash, Deadbeat, and Egglegs) run in a race.
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document.write( "(a)  In 5*4*3 = 60 different ways.  This is  5P3 permutations.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(b)  P =  =  = 0.05 = 5%.    \r\n" );
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document.write( "(c)  P =  = .\r\n" );
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