Skiing Eight people compete in a downhill ski race.

Chapter 3, Problem 20E

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Eight people compete in a downhill ski race. Assuming that there are no ties, in how many different orders can the skiers finish?

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QUESTION:

Eight people compete in a downhill ski race. Assuming that there are no ties, in how many different orders can the skiers finish?

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To determine the number of different orders in which the skiers can finish, we can use permutations.

For the first place, any of the 8 skiers can finish, so there are 8 possibilities.

Given the number of people \(= 8\)

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