For a 3-person relay race, a coach can choose from 4 of his top runners.how many different 3- person teams can he choose ? Use the act it out strategy.
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To find the number of different 3-person teams the coach can choose from 4 runners, we can use the "act it out" strategy.
1. Step 1: List all the possible teams that can be formed.
Let's label the runners as A, B, C, and D.
Possible teams:
Team 1: A, B, C
Team 2: A, B, D
Team 3: A, C, D
Team 4: B, C, D
2. Step 2: Count the total number of teams.
From the list above, we can see that there are 4 different teams the coach can choose.
Therefore, the coach can choose from 4 different 3-person teams.