Suppose there are 8 runners competing in the 400 meter race. The fastest three runners will win a ribbon. In how many ways can runners finish first, second, and third place?

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

Number of runners

Distance

Generally the top three places can be determined mathematically as        

therefore the top three can be determined in 336ways

x^6

step-by-step explanation:

this is correct because:

x-6=0

0*x=0

so

x^6