Find the number of permutations

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EXAMPLE 4
Find the number of permutations
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EXAMPLE 4
Find the number of permutations
SOLUTION
3,628,800
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for Example 4
GUIDED PRACTICE

What If? In Example 4, how would the answers
change if there were 12 bobsledding teams
competing in the final round of the competition?
SOLUTION
479,001,600
The number of ways to finish would increase to
479,001,600 .
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for Example 4
GUIDED PRACTICE
The number of ways to finish would increase to
1320 .