Question

If 8 runners made it to the finals of the 100-meter dash, how many ways can they be rewarded the gold, silver, and bronze medals?

Answer 1

Given: 8 runners

To Determine: number of ways the runners would be rewarded

Solution

Using the multiplication principle

$\begin{gathered} \hat{x}=8\times7\times6 \\ \hat{x}=336 \end{gathered}$

Hence, the number of ways they can be rewarded is god, silver and bronze is 336