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Three people are chosen from a 20-member committee for president, vice president, and secretary. in how many different ways can this be done?

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Three people are chosen from a 20-member committee for president, vice president, and secretary. The different ways this can be done is

x=6840ways

This is further explained below.

What is the combination?

Generally,  A combination in mathematics is a choice made from a group of separate elements where the order of the selection is irrelevant.

In conclusion, President can be selected in 20C1 ways

VP can be selected in 19C1 ways

the secretary can be selected in 18C1 ways

Therefore,  the results for the combinations are mathematically given as

different ways

x = 20 * 19 * 18 = 6840

x=6840

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