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A ski team has five entrants in a men’s ski event. The coach would like the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places to go to the team members. In how many ways can the five team entrants achieve the first three positions?

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The fundamental counting principle says that if n ways are there to complete one thing, and m ways to complete the other thing, the number of ways to do both the thing can be given as:

Number of ways = n * m

 

 

The ski team has five entrants in a men’s ski event, i.e., n=5

The coach would like the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places to go to the team members. 

The number of ways, the five-team entrants achieve the first three positions can be calculated as:

= 5 x 4 x 3 

=60 ways

 

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