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In how many possible ways can this be accomplished if there are 25 members on the board of directors

In how many possible ways can this be accomplished if there are 25 members on the-example-1
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Answer: 13800

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 25 choices for president. Then we have 25-1 = 24 choices for the secretary, and 24-1 = 23 choices for treasurer. This countdown (25,24,23) is because any given person cannot serve in more than one position.

Multiply out those values: 25*24*23 = 13800

Side note: you could use the nPr permutation formula as an alternative path. Plug in n = 25 and r = 3.

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