SOLUTION: 50 senior high school students competed for 3 scholarships. The first scholarship is for $25,000, the second scholarship is for $15,000 and the third scholarship is for $5,000. I

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Question 955659: 50 senior high school students competed for 3 scholarships. The first scholarship is for $25,000, the second scholarship is for $15,000 and the third scholarship is for $5,000. In how many ways can the scholarships be awarded?
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50 senior high school students competed for 3 scholarships. The first scholarship is for $25,000, the second scholarship is for $15,000 and the third scholarship is for $5,000. In how many ways can the scholarships be awarded?
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Ans:: 50P3 = 50!/(50-3)! = 50*49*48 = 117,600 ways
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Stan H.
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