Find the probability of guessing the top three winners (in any order) from a group of 22 finalists in a spelling bee.
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The probability is 1/9240.There is a 1/22 chance of guessing the first one; after that, 1/21 for the second; and 1/20 the third:
(1/22)(1/21)(1/20) = 1/9240.
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