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Challenge #270: Pony Permutations

Verakso
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This one really blew up on me...

A Day at the racesA Day at the races

 

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My workflow in the endMy workflow in the end
Today I was not clever enough to make it dynamic so I tried bruteforce the solution like this

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 A neat challenge, thank you!

olga_strubbe
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sorry, I forgot to attach my workflow solution.  Please see it here attached.  I did like the macro solution from @AkimasaKajitani

Thank you @AkimasaKajitani - I learned from you.

Ed2000
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Christina_H
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My solution

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For 5 horses there are 5!=120 outcomes.  For n horses there are n! outcomes (1*2*3*...*n) 

 

RobbieA
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My solution to 270:

Dani_Lin
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solved

tsand22
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team solution

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