Homework Help: math

Posted by thomas on Monday, September 28, 2009 at 12:38pm.

A class elects two officers, a president and a secretary/
treasurer, from its 12 members. How many different
ways can these two offices be filled from the members of
the class?

math - Reiny, Monday, September 28, 2009 at 1:10pm
Fill the president position in 12 different ways, leaving 11 to pick from for the secretary.
So, number of ways = 12x11 = 132

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