SOLUTION: Fourteen people are entered in a race. If there are no ties, in how many ways can the first two places come out? (A) 364 (B) 182 (C) 28 (D) 214 Thanks!

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Question 31613: Fourteen people are entered in a race. If there are no ties, in how many ways can the first two places come out?
(A) 364
(B) 182
(C) 28
(D) 214
Thanks!
Answer by Cintchr(481) About Me  (Show Source):
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When working this type of problem it is a type of Factorial.
Like 5!=5*4*3*2*1=120
BUT ... in this case you are not looking at all COMBOS only the first two places ....
So if there are 14 people ....
14*13=182