document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=857791>Question 857791</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 12-member committee is going to choose a chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In how many ways can these people be chosen? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For the first job they choose, there are 12 possibilities.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the second, there are only 11 left.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the third, there are but 10 left.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the permutations, multiply all the possibilities so that each combination is counted.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 1320 permutations.<BR>\n" );
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