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8 students are participating in a competition. In how many way

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8 students are participating in a competition. In how many ways can the first three prizes be won?

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8

Students in a competition

first three places

out of

8

only

3

can win

^{8} P_{3} \Rightarrow \frac{8 !}{5 !} \Rightarrow (8 \times 7 \times 6) \Rightarrow (56 \times 6)

\Rightarrow 336

ways

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336

ways

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Question Text	8 students are participating in a competition. In how many ways can the first three prizes be won?
Answer Type	Text solution:1
Upvotes	150