Question

Felix, Lolita, Tetsuo, Paige, and Maxine are on the school tennis team. When ranked from first to fifth, how many ways can they be ranked if Maxine is always first and Felix is always ranked above Tetsuo?

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Total ways = 144.

Given:

Felix, Lolita, Tetsuo, Paige, and Maxine are on the school tennis team. When ranked from first to fifth, Maxine is always first and Felix is always ranked above Tetsuo

To find:

how many ways can they be ranked

Solution:

The position of maxine is fixed so there are 4 ranks to be filled.

Total ways = persons who can fill second rank * persons who can fill third rank * persons who can fill fourth rank * persons who can fill fifth rank

= 3*4*4*3 = 144 ways

Total ways = 144.

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