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Expert: Qaiser Khan
Date: 3/11/2008
Subject: Would you help us with this, please.
Question
I am hoping you will read this math problem and tell us what you come up with and how, I won't give you our answer so not to influence the outcome.
What we come up (which I think is correct) is not what the answer key says.
Jeff, Lorri, and Dan had a race. In how many different ways could they come in first, second, and third?
We appreciate you telling us your answer and HOW you came up with your answer.
Answer
hi there
if you are familiar with factorials then you would know the answer is 3! = 3 x 2 x 1 = 6 ways
if your not then the best way to do it in steps as follow
j = jeff, L= lorri and D=dan
here are the possible outcomes
jFD
jDF
DFj
DjF
FjD
FDj
you can see its 6 ways...
i hope it helps.
Qais
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