Question

The board of directors of a corporation must select a president, a secretary, and a treasurer. In how many possible ways can this be accomplished if there are 22 members on the board of directors?

Answer 1

9240 ways.

Explanation:

A president, a secretary, and a treasurer are to be selected from the board of directors of a corporation.

We have to determine among 22 members on the board of directors, in how many possible ways this can be done.

Since all the three post s are different then number ways of selecting 3 members from the list of 22 members on the board of directors will be

`^(22)P_(3) = 9240` ways. (Answer)