Caleb S.

asked • 01/07/15

Suppose that 7 people enter a swim meet. Assuming that there are no ties, in how many ways could the gold, silver, bronze medals be awarded

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Genelyn S.

why permutation did you use?why not combination?
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09/15/16

Mark M.

As I prefaced my solution, order matters, therefore a permutation.
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09/15/16

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