How many ways are there to award a gold and bronze medal to 10 contending teams? Choose the correct choice from the following answers:
A) 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 10 ways   if gold medal is given to 1 of the teams then only possible 9 teams can be considered for bronze medal. we can do selection in 9 ways   Total number of ways to select the 3 possible medal winners = 10 * 9   Correct answer - 10 × 9
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How many ways are there to award a gold and bronze medal to 10 contending teams?