document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=423859>Question 423859</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Vice Presidents The board of a pharmaceutical company has nine members. One board member will be selected as vice president of marketing, and a different board member will be selected as vice president of research. How many different arrangements of the two vice presidents are possible?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 9 ways to pick a vice president of marketing and 8 ways to pick the vice president of research<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9!=9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1=362880 times for VP of marketing<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8!= 8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1=40320 times for VP of research<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you see if my answers are correct I am so lost. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution is wrong......\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "no. of ways to select a vice president of marketing = 9C1 = 9 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "no. of ways to select a vice president of research = 8C1 = 8 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total no. of ways to select two vice presidents = 9*8 = 72 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, answer is 72 only.\r<BR>\n" );
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