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a swimming event features 8 swimmers.If each swimmer has an equally likely chance of finishing in the top two, what is the probability that Yumii will be in first and Paquitta in 2nd place? the 8 swimmers
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a swimming event features 8 swimmers.If each swimmer has an equally likely chance of finishing in the top two, what is the probability that Yumii will be in first and Paquitta in 2nd place? the 8 swimmers are : Octavia, Natasha, Calista, Yumii, Eden, Paquitra, Samantha, Lorena ​

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There are 56 possible arrangements, or permutations, of the 2 places.Since there is only one way of having Yumii come in first and Paquita second, the probability of this event is 1_56

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