One hundred tickets, numbered 1, 2, 3, . . . , 100, are sold
to 100 different people for a drawing. Four different prizes
are awarded, including a grand prize (a trip toTahiti).How
many ways are there to award the prizes if
a) The person holding ticket 47 wins one of the prizes
(combination and permutations)

Question

One hundred tickets, numbered 1, 2, 3, . . . , 100, are sold
to 100 different people for a drawing. Four different prizes
are awarded, including a grand prize (a trip toTahiti).How
many ways are there to award the prizes if
a) The person holding ticket 47 wins one of the prizes 
(combination and permutations)

tkhunny · Answer

1*99*98*97?

anonymous · Answer

WOuld this happen to be 99P3?

tkhunny · Answer

Yes.

kropot72 · Answer

There are 4 ways of awarding a prize to the holder of ticket 47 and each of these 4 ways can be combined with each of the 99P3 ways of awarding the other 3 prizes.
Total ways of awarding the prizes is 4 * 99P3

tkhunny · Answer

Missed that.  Listen to kropot72!

anonymous · Answer

hmm okay let me do the calculations

anonymous · Answer

Okay thanks that makes sense its right

kropot72 · Answer

You're welcome :)