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  • 08-01-2018
  • Mathematics
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how many different ways could a baking contest be judged is 15 pies are entered and 4 ribbons are awarded?

A. 50,625
B. 32,760
C. 24

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Noellehope Noellehope
  • 08-01-2018
Hello,

The answer is B. 32,760.

If there are four different ribbons for eachof the four different winner placements, there would be (15 P 4)

= 15!/(15 - 4)! = 15!/11! = 32760 

Thus, there are 32,760 different ways to judge this baking contest. 


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