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Twelve runners enter a race to compete for first, second, an [#permalink] New post 30 Dec 2017, 14:30
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Twelve runners enter a race to compete for first, second, and third place. How many different combinations of winners are possible?

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Re: Twelve runners enter a race to compete for first, second, an [#permalink] New post 12 Jan 2018, 15:28
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In this case, order matters, so you simply need to multiply the number of possible runners for each spot. That should look like this: 12 \times 11 \times 10 = 1,320.
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