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Five athletes are in a 100k race. How many different ways can they finish based on their order?

User Sharf
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Answer:

120 different ways

Explanation:

The first person can be 5 different ways

Now there are 4 people left

The second person can be 4 different ways

And so on

5*4*3*2*1

120 different ways

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