document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59432>Question 59432</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321331834/algebrahomeworkh>elementary statistics</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An election committee of three men and four women has been formed to elect a local representative. Each of the seven members must be assigned to investigate one of seven different candidates. How many different ways can those assignments be made?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #40731 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=aaaaaaaa><B>aaaaaaaa(138)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=aaaaaaaa><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=40731\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have 7 possibilities for the first candidate. For each of those possibilities, you can choose one of the other 6 to investigate the second candidate. For each of those possibilities, you can choose one of the other 5 to investigate the third candidate, and so on...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the number of ways is:\r<BR>\n" );
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