Question

How many ways can a president and vice-president be chosen from a committee of 6 people?

Answer 1

30

Explanation:

There are 6 ways the president can be chosen. Assuming the vice-president must be a different person, there are then 5 possibilities for that office. The total number of possible choices is ...

6 × 5 = 30

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Each of the 6 president choices can have any of 5 different vice-president choices.