How many different ways can a race with 4 runners be complet

How many different ways can a race with 4 runners be completed? (Assume there is no tie.)

24 ways. Because any one of the 4 can finish first, for second place only 3 runners can get this title because 1 person has already finished, third place can only be claimed by 2 people because 2 people finished before the 3rd place winner, and 4th place can only be one person. This can also be represented as 4! or 4 factorial.