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There are 58 runners in a race. How many ways can the runners finish first, second, and third?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

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$Given Total no . of runners (n) = 58 No . of places (k) = 3 (i . e ., first, second and third)$

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