The number of ways cans a president, vice president, and secretary be chosen from a committee of 9 people, assuming one person cannot hold more than one position, is 84.
A combination is a choice of items from a group of different items, where the order of the choices is irrelevant.
Given:
A president, vice president, and secretary be chosen from a committee of 9 people,
Calculate the number of ways by using the combination as shown below,
[tex]N = 9C_3[/tex]
Here, N is the number of ways,
N = 9! / [3!(9-3)!]
N = 9! / [3!6!]
N = 84
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