How many ways are there to award a gold, silver and bronze medal to 11 contending teams?
Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 11 x 10 × 9	B) 10!/(3!7!)	C) 10!/3!	D) 360	E) 300
we clearly know that there can be only one winning team which deserves the gold medal. we can do the selection in 11 ways   if gold medal is given to 1 of the teams then only possible 10 teams can be considered for silver medal. we can do selection in 10 ways   similarly if gold and silver medals are awarded then only remaining 9 teams can be considered for a bronze medal. we can do the selection in 9 ways   Total number of ways to select the 3 possible medal winners = 11*10 * 9   Correct answer - 11 x 10 × 9
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How many ways are there to award a gold, silver and bronze medal to 11 contending teams?