EMCO Q.4

0. The number n of ways that an organization consisting of twenty -six members can elect a president, treasurer, and secretary (assuming no person is elected to more than one position) is

  • Option : A
  • Explanation : The president can be Plected in twenty-six different ways; following this, the treasurer can he elected in twenty-five different ways (since the person chosen president is :-:ot eligible to be treasurer); and following this, the secretary can be elected in twenty-four different ways. Thus, by above principle of counting, there are n = 26 x 25 x 24 = 15 600 different ways in which the organization can elect the officers.
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