11) A 10 member club is getting ready to select a president and secretary. Assuming that the same person cannot hold each job, how many ways can the offices be filled?

11) A 10 member club is getting ready to select a president and secretary. Assuming that the same person cannot hold each job, how many ways can the offices be filled?

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CountryGirl
Apr 15, 2018

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Explanation:

The first position has a total of #10# total options of people. The second position has a total of #9# options of people, since one person was already selected for the first job. So the answer would be:

#10 xx 9 = 90# #"options"#

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