A manufacturing company has 5 vice presidents: Andrew, Beth, Charles, Diane, and Eric.
Their regional responsibilities are shown in the table.
Vice President Regional Responsibility
Andrew East
Beth East
Charles East
Diane West
Eric West
The president of the company wants to randomly select 2 of the 5 vice presidents to send to a conference. How many distinct groups of 2 vice presidents can be selected without replacement from this small population of 5 vice presidents?
2
4
5
10