SOLUTION: 5. Ten individuals are candidates for positions of president, vice president of an organization. How many possibilities of selections exist? ___________ ___________

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Question 645497: 5. Ten individuals are candidates for positions
of president, vice president of an organization. How
many possibilities of selections exist? __________________________

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are 10 people to choose from for the first slot, 9 for the second, and 8 for the third. So there are 10*9*8 = 720 different possibilities.

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