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The Big Triple at the local racetrack consists of picking the correct order of finish of the first three horses in the ninth race. If there are 12 horses entered in today's ninth race, how many Big Triple outcomes are possible?

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This solution explains and calculates the number of possible orderings (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) for a race. It also provides the formula that is necessary to answer this question.

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