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Ten weight lifters are competing in a team weightlifting
Chapter 1, Problem 29P(choose chapter or problem)
Ten weight lifters are competing in a team weightlifting contest. Of the lifters, 3 are from the United States, 4 are from Russia, 2 are from China, and 1 is from Canada. If the scoring takes account of the countries that the lifters represent, but not their individual identities, how many different outcomes arc possible from the point of view of scores? How many different outcomes correspond to results in which the United States has I competitor in the top three and 2 in the bottom three?
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QUESTION:
Ten weight lifters are competing in a team weightlifting contest. Of the lifters, 3 are from the United States, 4 are from Russia, 2 are from China, and 1 is from Canada. If the scoring takes account of the countries that the lifters represent, but not their individual identities, how many different outcomes arc possible from the point of view of scores? How many different outcomes correspond to results in which the United States has I competitor in the top three and 2 in the bottom three?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
It is said that 3 lifters from the United States,4 lifters from Russia, 2 lifters from China and 1 lifter from Canada are competing in a team weightlifting contest.
Also, it is given that scoring takes into account the countries represented by the lifters.Using this we have to find the possible number of outcomes for the scores.
We have to find the outcomes corresponding to the event that the United state has one competitor in the top three and 2 in the bottom three.