SOLUTION: A department has 18 members. They must select a chair, a vice chair, and a 6-member advisory committee (neither the chair nor the vice chair can be on the advisory committee). In h
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Question 989265: A department has 18 members. They must select a chair, a vice chair, and a 6-member advisory committee (neither the chair nor the vice chair can be on the advisory committee). In how many ways can this be done?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A department has 18 members.
They must select a chair:: 18 ways
a vice chair;; 17 ways
and a 6-member advisory committee:: 16C6 = 8008 ways
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(neither the chair nor the vice chair can be on the advisory committee). In how many ways can this be done?
Ans: 18*17*8008
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cheers,
Stan H.
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