For this chain-of-thought reasoning and answer, what was the question?
7 people can be prized with 5 distinct prizes in 7^5 ways
 A: (C)

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Q: In a race with 30 runners where 5 trophies will be given to the top 7 runners (the trophies are distinct: first place, second place, etc), how many ways can this be done?
Options:
(A) 8^8 ways
(B) 8^9 ways
(C) 7^5 ways
(D) 8^7 ways
(E) 8^6 ways