document.write( "Question 1149499: How many ways can a class president, vice-president, and secretary be selected from each of the seventh grade and eighth grade to form a six member junior high student council? The seventh grade has 80 members, and the eighth grade has 60 members.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #770837 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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You need P( 80,3 ) and P( 60,3 ) to get all
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\n" ); document.write( "Then you need P( 80,3 ) x P( 60,3 ) to get
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\n" ); document.write( "P( 80,3 ) = \"+80%21+%2F+%28+80+-+3+%29%21+\"
\n" ); document.write( "P( 80,3 ) = \"+80%21+%2F+77%21+\"
\n" ); document.write( "P( 80,3 ) = \"+80%2A79%2A78+=+492960+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "P( 60,3 ) = \"+60%21+%2F+57%21+\"
\n" ); document.write( "P( 60,3 ) = \"+60%2A59%2A58+=+205320+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "P( 80,3 ) x P( 60,3 ) = \"+492960%2A205320+\"
\n" ); document.write( "P( 80,3 ) x P( 60,3 ) = \"+101214547200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "101,214,547,200 possible ways
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\n" ); document.write( "Definitely get a 2nd opinion on this
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