There are 10 students participating in a spelling bee. In how many ways can the students who go first and second in the bee be chosen?(1 point)

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Responses

1 way
1 way

45 ways
45 ways

90 ways
90 ways

3,628,800 ways

Answer 1

To determine the number of ways to choose students for first and second place from a group of 10 students, we need to consider that the order in which the students are chosen matters (since one will go first and the other second).

1. Choose the first student: There are 10 possible choices since all students can be chosen at this point.
2. Choose the second student: After the first student has been chosen, there are 9 remaining choices.

The total number of ways to choose the first and second student is given by:

\[ 10 \times 9 = 90 \]

Therefore, the answer is 90 ways.