Question

How many ways can 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place be chosen if there are 50 contestants in the beauty pageant?

Answer 1

Answer:

$Ways = 117600$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$n = 50$

$s= \{1,2,3\}$

Required

The number of ways

This is possible by:

$1st \to$ any of the 50 people

$2nd \to$ any of the remaining 49

$3rd \to$ any of the remaining 48

So, the number of ways is:

$Ways = 50 * 49* 48$

$Ways = 117600$