SOLUTION: A club with 13 members is to choose three​ officers: ​ president, vice-president, and​ secretary-treasurer. If each office is to be held by one person and no person can hold

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Question 1183939: A club with 13 members is to choose three​ officers: ​ president, vice-president, and​ secretary-treasurer. If each office is to be held by one person and no person can hold more than one​ office, in how many ways can those offices be​ filled?
Answer by ikleyn(52788)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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13 options for the president position;


12 options for the vice-president position,  and


11 options for the secretary-treasurer position.


In all, it gives  13*12*11 = 1716 possible ways to fill the offices.    ANSWER

Solved.

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    - Problems on Permutations
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