SOLUTION: A 5k run has 50 people participate in it. The race directors give out medals to the athletes that place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. How many different combinations of 3 runners could make up

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Question 950980: A 5k run has 50 people participate in it. The race directors give out medals to the athletes that place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. How many different combinations of 3 runners could make up the top 3 out of the 50 runners total?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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First place could be any of the 50.
Second place could be 49.
Third place could be 48.
N=50%2A49%2A48
N=117600