How many ways are there to award a gold, silver and bronze medal to 5 contending teams? Choose the most appropriate option:
A) 10 × 9 × 8  B) 10!/(3!7!)  C) 5 * 4 * 3  D) 543  E) 200
we clearly know that there can be only one winning team which deserves the gold medal. we can do the selection in 5 ways   if gold medal is given to 1 of the teams then only possible 4 teams can be considered for silver medal. we can do selection in 4 ways   similarly if gold and silver medals are awarded then only remaining 3 teams can be considered for a bronze medal. we can do the selection in 3 ways   Total number of ways to select the 3 possible medal winners = 5 * 4 * 3   5 * 4 * 3orrect answer - 5 * 4 * 3
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How many ways are there to award a gold, silver and bronze medal to 5 contending teams?