document.write( "Question 1136197: The eight-person board of directors of the Acme Corporation is to elect a president, a vice-president, and a treasurer, and the remaining members will be a committee to study future expansion. In how many ways can these officers be elected? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "A president, a vice-president, and a treasurer can be elected in  8*7*6 = 336 ways.    ( ! PERMUTATIONS 3 of 8 )\r\n" );
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document.write( "The remaining 5 of eight-person board of directors do not need to be elected, since they AUTOMATICALLY are the members \r\n" );
document.write( "of the committee to study future expansion.\r\n" );
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document.write( "          Wish all of them further success in their activity !\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  336 ways.\r\n" );
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