Problema Solution
Seventeen athletes are competing in an Olympic event. The outcome of the event will be the awarding of three medals, where one athlete wins the Gold Medal, one wins the Silver Medal,and one wins the Bronze Medal. How many different outcomes are possible?
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This is a permutation.
Multiple 17x16x15
17 can win gold leaving 16 for silver and then leaving 15 for bronze.
17x6x15 = 4080