An Olympic final consists of two runners from each of four different countries. An ordered selection of three of the eight runners win the medals (gold, silver, and bronze). How many different possibilities are there if the medal winners are all from different countries?

An Olympic final consists of two runners from each of four different countries. An ordered selection of three of the eight runners win the medals (gold, silver, and bronze). How many different possibilities are there if the medal winners are all from different countries?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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