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A committee is composed of a president, a vice president, and a treasurer. If six people are trying out for the three positions, how many different committees result?

(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 60
(D) 105
(E) 120

6*5*4 = 120

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6C3*3! = 20*6 = 120

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A committee is composed of a president, a vice president, and a treasurer. If six people are trying out for the three positions, how many different committees result?

(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 60
(D) 105
(E) 120

Since we have specific positions on the committee, order matters and we have a permutation. Thus, the number of ways to select 3 people from 6 is 6P3 = 6!/3! = 6 x 5 x 4 = 120.

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