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In how many ways can 4 different prizes be given to any 4 of 10 people if no person receives more than 1 prize?

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First prize can be given to anyone of 10 people. Then, second prize can be given to anyone of 9 people remaining, and so on...

By the multiplication principle, the number of ways that 4 different prizes can be given to any 4 of 10 people is:

10987=504010\cdot 9\cdot 8\cdot 7=5040

The multiplication principle\textbf{The multiplication principle}

If an action can be performed in n1n_1 ways, and for each of these ways another action can be performed in n2n_2 ways, then the two actions can be performed together in n1n2n_1n_2 ways.

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