SOLUTION: Find the number of ways in which a committee of 4 can be selected from among 45 members of a college fraternity

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Question 872548: Find the number of ways in which a committee of 4 can be selected from among 45 members of a college fraternity
Answer by manu17(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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we have to select a committee of four
we have 4 places
in first place any of the 45 can come..when one is selected in second place remaining 44 can be selected..in third place 43 then in fourth place remaining 42
so number of ways= 45*44*43*42=3575880