Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.3 - Permutations and Combinations - Exercises - Page 414: 27

Answer

a) 12,650 b) 303,600

Work Step by Step

a) Since the order of choosing the members is irrelevant, we use a combination. Therefore, the answer is ${^{25}C_4}$ = 12,650. b) We need to choose four people, first a president, then a vice president, then a secretary, then a treasurer. Since the order matters, so we use permutation. Therefore, answer is $^{25}P_4 $= 303,600.
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