SOLUTION: The numbers of ways in which 8 runners in 100 meters dash can finish first, second, and third

SOLUTION: The numbers of ways in which 8 runners in 100 meters dash can finish first, second, and third

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Question 751912: The numbers of ways in which 8 runners in 100 meters dash can finish first, second, and third
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The numbers of ways in which 8 runners in 100 meters dash can finish first, second, and third
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Ans: 8P3 = 8!/5! = 8*7*6 = 336 ways
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Stan H.
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