ANSWER
1,440
EXPLANATION
We have that 4 boys are competing and also 5 girls are competing. 3 medals are given to the boys and 3 medals are given to the girls.
For the boys, the gold medal can be awarded to one of 4 boys, then the silver medal can be awarded to 3 boys because 1 of them already got the gold medal. Finally, the bronze medal can be awarded to one of 2 boys, since the gold and silver medals are already taken. The number of ways the medals can be given to the boys is,
[tex]permutations_{boys}=4\cdot3\cdot2=24[/tex]This situation is similar for the girls, but in this case, there are 5 girls in total,
[tex]permutations_{girls}=5\times4\times3=60[/tex]The total ways the six medals can be given is,
[tex]permutations_{boys}\times permutations_{girls}=24\times60=1,440[/tex]Hence, there are 1,440 ways to give the six medals to the 4 boys and 5 girls.
