Question

Suppose 10 horses are in a race. How many different ways can the horses be arranged. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

This is the number of combinations that can come up

if you bet the trifecta in a ten horse race.

1. There are 10 different horses that can come in first.

2. Then, there are 9 different horses that can come in second.

3. After that, there are 8 horses left that can come in third.

4.. Therefore, 10 times 9 times 8 = 720 different numbers

that the trifecta could be.