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Old 12-06-2022, 08:16 PM
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I believe what you are looking for are the number of permutations. If that is the case, the number is 210 for the first category and 504 for the second category.


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Originally Posted by Velvet View Post
A music festival award gives awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each category. If there are 7 contestants for piano and 9 for violin, in how many different ways could the 6 awards be presented?