Any one of the runners could be 1st.
Every runner except for the one that was 1st could be 2nd.
Every runner that wasn't 1st or 2nd could be 3rd.
100*99*98=970200 groups.
This involves permutations because order does matter.
Hope this helps!
So this problem is asking you to plug numbers in for t. 0 1 2 3 4 5. So your first equation would be 2× 0+8 and you would get 8 so for 0 toppings you would pay 8 dollars then graph this over 0 up 8. Next equation 2×1+8 is 10. Graph. over 1 up 10. Next 2×2+8 is 12. Graph. Over 2 up 12. next 2× 3 + 8 is 14. Graph. Over 3 up 14. Next 2×4+8 is 16 so over 4 up 16. Last 2×5+8 is 18 so over 5 up 18. Your Y-intercept is the dot that is on the y axis and in this problem that is 8. This means if you buy 0 toppings you will spend 8 dollars.
-14x + 5 = 34
-14x = 29
x = -2.10
