There are twelve horses in a competition. The top three winning horses will receive a cash prize. How many possible winning orders are there in the competition?
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Since there are twelve horses in the competition, there are twelve possible choices for the first place winner. Once the first place winner is determined, there are eleven remaining horses to choose from for the second place winner. Therefore, there are eleven Show more…
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