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Udges of a singing competition are voting to select the top two singers for the first and second place in a singing competition with 34 participants.

Calculate the number of ways that 34 singers can finish in first, and second places.

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The number of ways that the top two singers can be selected from a pool of 34 participants is 34 choose 2, which equals 561. Therefore, there are 561 different ways in which the first and second place singers can be selected.

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