document.write( "Question 1137482: A class consists of 14 boys and 12 girls. They want to elect officers so that the president and secretary are girls, and the vice president and treasurer are boys.
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document.write( "There are 12*11 ways to select the president and the secretary of 12 girls,\r\n" );
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document.write( "      and 14*13 ways to select the vice-president and the treasure of 14 boys.\r\n" );
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document.write( "These ways are independent, so there are  14*13*12*11 ways / possibilities to do it.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  24024 possibilities.\r\n" );
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