Five people participate in a long jump competition. There are no four-way or five- way ties, but there can be two-way or three-way ties. How many possible rankings are there?
Five people participate in a long jump competition. There are no four-way or five- way ties, but there can be two-way or three-way ties. How many possible rankings are there?
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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way ties, but there can be two-way or three-way ties. How many possible rankings
are there?
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