document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=115975>Question 115975</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From a pool of 7 secretaries, 3 are selected to be assigned to 3 managers, 1 secretary to each manager. In how many ways can this be done? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #84381 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=84381\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 7 ways to select the first secretary from the pool of 7, and once that is done, there are 6 ways to select the second secretary, and then 5 ways to select the third,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Altogether then there are 7 X 6 X 5 or 210 different ways to select the three secretaries.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Of course, that presumes that selecting secretaries 1, 4, and 7 and assigning them in that order to bosses 1, 2, and 3 is a different result from selecting them in the order 4, 7, and 1, for example. </SPAN>\n" );
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