SOLUTION: Four candidates are running for president of the student council. Three other candidates are running for vice-president. How many different ways can the two offices be filled?

Question 1142290: Four candidates are running for president of the student council. Three other candidates are running for vice-president. How many different ways can the two offices be filled?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

For each of the 4 ways to fill the office of president, there are 3 ways to fill
the office of vice-presidency.  That's 4 times 3 or 12 ways.

Hard, huh?  J

Edwin

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