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Six hundred people are competing in a triathlon. There is a $1000 prize for first and a $500 prize for second. How many different first-second place finishes are possible?
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Six hundred people are competing in a triathlon. There is a $1000 prize for first and a $500 prize for second. How many different first-second place finishes are possible?

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Explanation:

The total number of people purchase raffle tickets=23

The total number of prizes = 3

Since , order matters here , so we use Permutations.

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