Question

There were 8 contestants who completed in the Olympic mathelete competition.

There are 3 medals available-Gold, Silver and Bronze. Each medal is awarded to one student only:

a) Gold medal being awarded first in the ceremony. How many candidates are there for the gold medal?

b) Once the gold medal is awarded, how many candidates are there for the silver medal?

c)Once the gold and silver medals are awarded, how many candidates are there for the bronze medal?

d) In how many ways can we award the medals among the 8 contestants?

Answer 1

Answer:

a) 8

as any ine of 8 contestant can get it

b) 7

as only 7 candidates are left after that

c)6

as 2 places have been awarded

d) no of ways will b 8*7*6=336

as for gold there 8 choices for silver 7 and bronze 6