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In a horse race, how many different finishes among the first three places are possible for a 10-horse race? Exclude ties.

Name: in a horse race how many different finishes among the first three places are possible for a 10 horse race exclude ties 06623
Uploaded: 2020-10-28T19:17:59-08:00
Duration: 3 min 7 s
Channel: Derrick Hanson
Description: in a horse race how many different finishes among the first three places are possible for a 10 horse race exclude ties 06623

          In a horse race, how many different finishes among the first three places are possible for a 10-horse race? Exclude ties.

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Elementary Statistics a Step by Step Approach

Allan G. Bluman 9th Edition

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Solved by Expert Derrick Hanson

10/28/2020

Step 1

For the second place, there are 9 choices left (since the winner is already chosen, there are 9 horses left to choose from). For the third place, there are 8 choices left (since the first and second place horses are already chosen, there are 8 horses left to Show more…

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