SOLUTION: Decide whether you would use a permutation, a combination, or neither. Next, write the solution using permutation notation or combination notation, if possible, and, finally, answe

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Question 893323: Decide whether you would use a permutation, a combination, or neither. Next, write the solution using permutation notation or combination notation, if possible, and, finally, answer the question.
A club with 28 members is to select five officers (president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and historian). In how many ways can this be done?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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Permutation because the 5 offices form an ordering

1. president 
2. vice president 
3. secretary 
4. treasurer 
5. historian

P(28,5) = 28*27*26*25*24 = 11793600

Edwin