How many ways can we award a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prize among eight contestants?

56 ways

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40320 ways

336 ways

Total number of ways are 336.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is required to find the number of ways in which we can award a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prize among eight contestants. It means we need to find the number of permutations. We need to find .

Here, r = 3

So,

So, there are 336 ways.