SOLUTION: A class consists of 14 boys and 12 girls. They want to elect officers so that the president and secretary are girls, and the vice president and treasurer are boys.
(a) How many po
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Question 1137482: A class consists of 14 boys and 12 girls. They want to elect officers so that the president and secretary are girls, and the vice president and treasurer are boys.
(a) How many possibilities are there? Answer by ikleyn(52767) (Show Source):
There are 12*11 ways to select the president and the secretary of 12 girls,
and 14*13 ways to select the vice-president and the treasure of 14 boys.
These ways are independent, so there are 14*13*12*11 ways / possibilities to do it.
ANSWER. 24024 possibilities.
