document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=90526>Question 90526</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A group of stockholders are to elect a president, vice-president, secretary and a treasurer from 6 board members who qualify.  How many different ways can the officers be elected? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #65690 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=65690\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since order does matter, we can use the <a  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.mathwords.com/p/permutation_formula.htm>permutation formula</a>:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \textrm{_{n}P_{r}=\"><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%21%2F%28n-r%29%21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%21%2F%28n-r%29%21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \textrm{_{6}P_{4}=\"><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%21%2F%286-4%29%21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%21%2F%286-4%29%21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \textrm{_{6}P_{4}=\"><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%21%2F2%21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%21%2F2%21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \textrm{_{6}P_{4}=\"><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%286%2A5%2A4%2A3%2Across%282%2A1%29%29%2F%28cross%282%2A1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%286%2A5%2A4%2A3%2Across%282%2A1%29%29%2F%28cross%282%2A1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Cancel\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \textrm{_{6}P_{4}=\"><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2A5%2A4%2A3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2A5%2A4%2A3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \textrm{_{6}P_{4}=\"><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=360 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"360\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Now multiply 6*5*4*3 to get 360\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 6 choose 4 (where order does matter) yields 360 unique combinations\r<BR>\n" );
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