Question

There are 14 dogs in a particular class at a dog show. Blue, red, yellow, and white ribbons will be awarded to the first through fourth place finishers, respectively. In how many different ways can the ribbons be awarded?
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24024
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Answer 1

There are 14 possibilities for first place.
There are 13 possibilities for second place, since a dog can't get both first and second place.
There are 12 possibilities for third place, since a dog can't get both first, second, and third place.
There are 11 possibilities for fourth place, since a dog can't get both first, second, third, and fourth place.

Multiply them together and get 24024 possibilities.

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