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# 5 people in a race. how many different ways can they finish

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CEO
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5 people in a race. how many different ways can they finish [#permalink]

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08 Jan 2004, 10:59
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5 people in a race. how many different ways can they finish the race if Andy always finished ahead of John.
CEO
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08 Jan 2004, 13:49
stoolfi wrote:
5! /2

60?

is it that simple ..

god..i took like 5 minutes..

i fixed John in every position and then calculated the permutations

i get 60 alright.
Director
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08 Jan 2004, 14:31
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is it that simple ..

Well, praetorian, half the time John beats Andy, half the time Andy beats John.

But you probably realized that by now...
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08 Jan 2004, 15:41
stoolfi wrote:
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is it that simple ..

Well, praetorian, half the time John beats Andy, half the time Andy beats John.

But you probably realized that by now...

did you just assume that?
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08 Jan 2004, 16:08
Either case is just as likely, so yes, I just assumed it. Do you think the assumption is unwarranted?
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09 Jan 2004, 01:30
stoolfi wrote:
Either case is just as likely, so yes, I just assumed it. Do you think the assumption is unwarranted?

yes, i get it now...since nothing is known about the ability of the participants, its reasonable to assume 1/2 chance of either of them finishing ahead of each other.

thanks
praetorian
09 Jan 2004, 01:30
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