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There are 17 students participating in a spelling bee. how many ways can the students who go first and second be chosen?

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With 17 students there’s 17 possibilities for anyone to go first
For second, a person can’t be firsts and second so there is 16 possibilities for someone to go second

17*16=272

There’s 272 ways that the students who go first and second are chosen
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