document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=550469>Question 550469</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" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #358768 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=358768\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> P(n,r) = (n!)/((n-r)!)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(9,2) = (9!)/((9-2)!)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(9,2) = (9!)/(7!)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(9,2) = (9*8*7!)/(7!)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(9,2) = 9*8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(9,2) = 72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are 72 ways. </SPAN>\n" );
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