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a. In how many ways can a club with 20 members choose a president and a vice president?
b. In how many ways can the club choose a 2-person governing council?
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1 of 3a) Since the order (or positions) matter, then permutation is used. With two positions to fill up, then the 20 members can be arranged in:
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1 of 2Note the difference between permutations and combinations:
: a selection of r members from a set of n members, in which .
(Arrangement, itinerary, list,...)
{\bf Combination}: a selection of r members from a set of n members, in which \fbox{{\bf order is not important}}.\ (Subset, group, committee, )\${}{n}C{r}=C(n,r)=\displaystyle =$$\frac{n(n-1)\cdot...\cdot(n-r+1)}{1\cdot 2\cdot...\cdot r}$
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