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A tournament has 12 teams. In how many different ways can the teams be ranked from first to twelfth place?

 

Option: 1

479,001,600

 


Option: 2

150,589,745

 


Option: 3

235,265,282

 


Option: 4

345,256,256


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To calculate the number of different ways the 12 teams can be ranked from first to twelfth place, we can use the concept of permutations.

Since each team can be ranked in a specific position, we have 12 options for the first place, 11 options for the second place, 10 options for the third place, and so on.

Therefore, the total number of different ways the teams can be ranked is given by:

12 \times 11 \times 10 \times 9 \times 8 \times 7 \times 6 \times 5 \times 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1=479,001,600 .

Therefore, there are 479,001,600 different ways the 12 teams can be ranked from first to twelfth place.

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