SOLUTION: a nominating convention is to select a president and vice president from among 4 candidates. campaign buttons, listing a president and a vice-president, are to be designed for each

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Question 753303: a nominating convention is to select a president and vice president from among 4 candidates. campaign buttons, listing a president and a vice-president, are to be designed for each possible outcome before the convention. How many different kinds of buttons should be designed?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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a nominating convention is to select a president and vice president from among 4 candidates. campaign buttons, listing a president and a vice-president, are to be designed for each possible outcome before the convention. How many different kinds of buttons should be designed?
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Each candidate can be listed as president: 4 ways
Each of the other candidates can be listed as VP: 3 ways
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Total # of kinds of buttons 4*3 = 12
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Stan H.
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