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Question 966120: A student club with 30 members need to choose officers. There are five officer positions and no member can occupy two positions at the same time. How many possible slates of candidates are there?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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30 POSSIBLE CHOICES FOR THE FIRST POSITION
29 FOR THE SECOND
28 FOR THE THIRD
27 FOR THE FOURTH
26 FOR THE LAST POSITION
THUS:
30*29*28*27*26=17,100,720 ANS.