Question

Fifty people enter a contest in which three identical prizes will be awarded. in how many different ways can the prizes be awarded to the entrants? explain how you would solve the problem.

Answer 1

The number of different ways the prizes can be awarded to the entrants is 19600.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of different ways the prizes can be awarded to the entrants, we need to use the concept of combinations. Since there are 50 people and 3 identical prizes, we can determine the number of ways by calculating the combination of 50 people taken 3 at a time.

The formula for combination is given by nCr = n! / (r!(n-r)!), where n is the total number of items and r is the number of items chosen.

In this case, n = 50 and r = 3, so the number of ways is 50C3 = 50! / (3!(50-3)!) = 19600.

Answer 2

I could get do the combination of 50 as the Object and 3 as the sample to get 19600 as the answer. took the test and it was right.