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Contestants a BCDENF are in a 10 K race how many different ways can a race with six runners be completed assume there is no tie how many ways can a finish first and see finish second what is the probability that a finishes first SC finish the second
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oobleck
6 runners, so 6! ways to finish
If the 1,2 places are fixed, then there are 4! ways for the others to finish
If the 1,2 places are fixed, then there are 4! ways for the others to finish