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.