SOLUTION: (a) A certain committee consists of 17 people. From the committee, a president, a vice-president, and a treasurer are to be chosen. In how many ways can these 3 offices be filed? A

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Question 1128606: (a) A certain committee consists of 17 people. From the committee, a president, a vice-president, and a treasurer are to be chosen. In how many ways can these 3 offices be filed? Assume that a committee member can hold at most one of these offices.
Answer by ikleyn(52802) About Me  (Show Source):
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In 17*16*15 ways.


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