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To Find: Number of teams in the league.
Answer to Problem 31PPS
Total number of teams in league is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
No of ways for three teams to finish first, second and third in their basketball league.
Calculation:
In basketball league, winning position order is important thus, the arrangement is a permutation.
Assume the total number of teams that participated in league be
Since,
After simplifying,
Therefore, Total number of teams in league is
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