document.write( "Question 366931: How many ways can we select a president, vice-president and secretary from a group of eight people?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #261550 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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You are correct if ordered didn't matter, but order actually does matter (since the positions are different)\r
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