Question

In a race in which six automobiles are entered and there are not ties, in how many ways can the first four finishers come in?

Answer 1

 your answer would be 
6 ways for 1st place
5 ways for 2nd place
4 ways for 3rd place 
3 ways for fourth place
and in total there are 360 ways in total.
(6*5*4*3=360)