Question

A student club has 11 members. How many ways can the club choose a President, Vice President, and Treasurer?

165

990

1,650

330

Answer 1

Answer:990

Explanation:

Since the president has 11 chances, the vice president has 10 chances, and the treasures has 9 chances, then there are 11 x 10 x 9 = 990 way of choosing them.

Or,

11P3 = 11!/(11 - 3)! = 11!/8! = (11 x 10 x 9 x 8!)/8! = 11 x 10 x 9 = 990