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I understand the concept of combinations and permutations. However, I am not getting how to apply the formulas. I believe understanding exactly how to do this would help. A club has 24 members. a. In how many ways can 4 officers, a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer be chosen from the members of the club? b. In how many ways can a 4-person committee be chosen from the members of the club?
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Answer: 1,221,759 ways Step-by-step explanation: This problem involves Combination therefore we use the formula nCr where n=45 and r=5. nCr 45C5 = 1,221,759 ways. |