1.   There are 8 floats in a parade. If the float carrying the grand marshal must be first, how many ways can the parade organizer pick the next two floats in the parade?
    A. 28 B. 21
    C. 56 D. 42
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  2.   There are 9 players on a softball team. How many ways can the coach pick the first 2 batters?
    A. 81 B. 36
    C. 72 D. 84
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  3.   How many different ways can you arrange the letters in the word compare?
    A. 5! B. 7!
    C. 4! D. 6!
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  4.   A race consists of ten runners. How many ways can the runners finish first, second, and third?
    A. 504 B. 30
    C. 720 D. 1,000
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  5.   Consider all of the five-digit numbers that can be formed using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 where no digit is used twice. Find the probability that one of these numbers picked at random is between 10,000 and 20,000.
    A. 16% B. 25%
    C. 20% D. 33%
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