A 40member club will elect a president and then elect a vice
A 40-member club will elect a president and then elect a vice-president. How many possible outcomes are there?
A 40-member club will elect a pair of co-presidents. How many possible outcomes are there?
Are there answers to parts (a) and (b) the same or different? Explain why they are the same or why they are different
Solution
A 40-member club will elect a president and then elect a vice-president. How many possible outcomes are there?
40 * 39 = 1560
A 40-member club will elect a pair of co-presidents. How many possible outcomes are there?
40 * 40 =1600
Are there answers to parts (a) and (b) the same or different? Explain why they are the same or why they are different
different because in one you will elect first a presendient andt hen a elect vice presidne
for the other case
you will elect at the same time so you will have the same number to select co presidents
