In
a contest in which 8 contestants are entered, in how many wayscan 5
distinct prizes be awarded?

There are 6720 ways to award 5 distinct prizes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Total number of contestants are entered = 8

The number of distinct prizes = 5

Since , the order of warding the prize matters , So we use Permutations.

The number of permutation of selecting r things out of n things =

Here , n= 8 and r=5

Then, the number of different ways 5  distinct prizes can be awarded

=

Hence, there are 6720 ways to award 5 distinct prizes.

the answer would be 1 1/72

step-by-step explanation:

you can rewrite the equation by separating the parts and then solving individually:

10-9=1

1/8 - 1/9=

find l c d and then combine:

1 1/72