SOLUTION: the tenth grade raffle sold 127 tickets. if they award 1st and 2nd prize, how many difrent pairs of winners are possible? a. 16,002 b. 8,001 c. 254 d. 16,129

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Question 91127: the tenth grade raffle sold 127 tickets. if they award 1st and 2nd prize, how many difrent pairs of winners are possible?
a. 16,002
b. 8,001
c. 254
d. 16,129
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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THE FIRST PRIZE WINNER CAN BE ANY ONE OF 127.
THE SECOND PRIZE WINNER CAN BE ANYONE OF 126 REMAINING TICKETS. THEREFORE WE HAVE 127*126=16,002 POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS OF WINNERS.
ANSWER A).