(a) An experiment involves 30 participants. From these, a group of 4 participants is to be testedunder a special condition. How many groups of 4 participants are possible?(b) 63 athletes are running a race. A gold medal is to be given to the winner, a silver medal is to begiven to the second-place finisher, and a bronze medal is to be given to the third-place finisher.Assume that there are no ties. In how many possible ways can the 3 medals be distributed?

Solution )a ) we have 30 participants We want to choose group of 4 participants 30c4 = 30! / 4! (…

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