SOLUTION: 6. The Acme board of directors has 14 members. In how many ways can one choose… a) a committee of 3 members (President, VP, Treasurer)? ___________ ___________ _____ b) a

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Question 1043148: 6. The Acme board of directors has 14 members. In how many ways can one choose…
a) a committee of 3 members (President, VP, Treasurer)? _____________________________

b) a delegation of 3 members where all have equal standing?____________________________

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6. The Acme board of directors has 14 members. In how many ways can one choose…

a) a committee of 3 members (President, VP, Treasurer)?         14*13*11

b) a delegation of 3 members where all have equal standing?     C%5B14%5D%5E3 = %2814%2A13%2A12%29%2F%281%2A2%2A3%29

For permutations and combinations see the lessons
    - Introduction to Permutations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Permutations
    - Problems on Permutations
    - Introduction to Combinations
    - PROOF of the formula on the number of Combinations
    - Problems on Combinations
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