Fourteen people are entered in a race. If there are no ties, how many ways can the first three places come out?

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Daniel L.
May 18, 2018

See explanation.

Explanation:

The winner is one of #14# people, the second runner can be chosen from #13# people (one person is already the winner), the third can be chosen from #12# people (two people are already at first and second place), so the total number of possibilities is:

#n=14*13*12=2184#

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