Problema Solution

How many different outcomes are possible of an event where one athlete will be the awarded one medal each , one wins the Gold Medal, one wins the Silver Medal,and one wins the Bronze Medal.

Answer provided by our tutors

It's a permutation:

 

Three athletics means that you need to multiple 3x2x1.

 

Here's why:

Three can get the gold...then two can get silver...leaving one to get bronze.

 

3x2x1 is is six.