SOLUTION: A certain committee consists of 11 people. From the committee, a president, a vice-president, and a secretary are to be chosen. In how many ways can these 3 offices be filled? Assu

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Question 629297: A certain committee consists of 11 people. From the committee, a president, a vice-president, and a secretary are to be chosen. In how many ways can these 3 offices be filled? Assume that a committee member can hold at most one of these offices.
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From the committee of 11, a president, a vice-president, and a secretary are to be chosen.

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how many ways can these 3 offices be filled is 11P3 = 11!/8! =  11%2A10%2A9