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A student government has 5 positions to fill and there are 9 candidates running for any one of the positions. How many different possibilities are there for the 5 positions?

A. 10
B. 15,120
C. 1,250
D. 115

User Hselbie
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He solved it using N!/(N-R)! N being 9 and 5 being R.

User Kunal Bhatia
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B. 15,120 is the answer
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