SOLUTION: Homecoming has 7 candidates for King and 6 candidates for Queen. How many King, Queen, and two First Runner-ups can be chosen to form the Festival Court?

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Question 1104062: Homecoming has 7 candidates for King and 6 candidates for Queen. How many King, Queen, and two First Runner-ups can be chosen to form the Festival Court?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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Choose the King any of 7 ways.
Choose the runner-up for King any of the remaining 6 ways.
Choose the Queen 6 ways.
Choose the runner-up for Queen any of the remaining 5 ways.

(7)(6)(6)(5) = `1260 ways.

Edwin