The bowling team at Lincoln High School must choose a president, vice president, and secretary. If the team has 11 members, how many ways could the officers be chosen?Answer:
Q. The bowling team at Lincoln High School must choose a president, vice president, and secretary. If the team has 11 members, how many ways could the officers be chosen?Answer:
Choose President: Determine the number of ways to choose the president.There are 11 members and any one of them can be chosen as president.Number of ways to choose president: 11
Choose Vice President: Determine the number of ways to choose the vice president.After choosing the president, there are 10 members left to choose from for vice president.Number of ways to choose vice president: 10
Choose Secretary: Determine the number of ways to choose the secretary.After choosing the president and vice president, there are 9 members left to choose from for secretary.Number of ways to choose secretary: 9
Calculate Total Ways: Calculate the total number of ways to choose the three officers.The total number of ways is the product of the number of ways to choose each officer.Total number of ways =11 (president) ×10 (vice president) ×9 (secretary)Total number of ways =990
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