Question

80 athletes are running a race. A gold metal is going to be given to the winner, a silver metal is to be given to the second place finisher, and a bronze metal is to be given to the third-place finisher. Assume that there are no ties. In how many possible ways can the 3 metals be distributed?

Answer 1

3 ways

Explanation

Say there was 4 winners that got the silver than the next 4 got the silver medal and then last of the next 4 got the bronze 4+4+4=12 then among each of the ones that went across the finish line first and then the next four and then the next they would be equal among each other.