SOLUTION: A nine person staff of consultants is assigned to projects in teams of three. How many ways can the first team be chosen where the first person chosen is the leader and the second

Question 784713: A nine person staff of consultants is assigned to projects in teams of three. How many ways can the first team be chosen where the first person chosen is the leader and the second is the assistant leader?
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A nine person staff of consultants is assigned to projects in teams of three. How many ways can the first team be chosen where the first person chosen is the leader and the second is the assistant leader?
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# of ways to choose the leader: 9
# of ways to choose the assistant leader: 8
# of ways to choose the 3rd person: 7
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Ans: 9P3 = 9*8*7 = 504
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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