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Five Snails Race Tie Counting

1675AdeptCombinatoricsCounting Principles

AMC 10 B

In a race among 5 snails, there is at most one tie, but that tie can involve any number of snails. For example, the result of the race might be that Dazzler is first; Abby, Cyrus, and Elroy are tied for second; and Bruna is fifth. How many different results of the race are possible? (A) 180 (B) 361 (C) 420 (D) 431 (E) 720
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