SOLUTION: In a sports event with eleven competitors, gold, silver, and bronze medals are given out for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, respectively. How many different medal outcomes are possible?

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Question 312486: In a sports event with eleven competitors, gold, silver, and bronze medals are given out for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, respectively. How many different medal outcomes are possible?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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11 competitors chosing 3 of them at a time,
N=11%21%2F%2811-3%29%21=990