SOLUTION: 4. Decide whether the problem requires combinations or permutations to find the answer. Then solve the problem: Your school newspaper has an editor-in-chief and an assistant edito

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Question 1116459: 4. Decide whether the problem requires combinations or permutations to find the answer. Then solve the problem:
Your school newspaper has an editor-in-chief and an assistant editor-in-chief. The staff of the newspaper has 12 students. In how many ways can students be chosen for these two positions?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Order is important; editor-in-chief and assistant editor-in-chief are distinct positions. So you need permutations.

12 choices for one office, then 11 choices for the second, for a total of 12*11=132 ways.