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Question 1125887: A horse race has 12 entries. Assuming that there are no ties, what is the probability that the three horses owned by one person finish first, second, and third? Answer by ikleyn(52785) (Show Source):
In all, = 220 different triples can be formed from 12 horses.
Of them, only one special triple is favorable.
Answer. The probability under the question is .
