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If 15 people won prizes in a lottery (assuming that there are no ties), how many ways can these 15 people win first, second, third, fourth and fifth prize?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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