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A committee is composed of a president, a vice president, and a treasurer. If five people are running for president, six people are running for vice president, and three are running for treasurer, how many unique committees result?

(A) 15
(B) 45
(C) 75
(D) 90
(E) 120
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I think it's 5*6*3 =90

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first position = 6 options
second position = 5 options
third position = 4 options

6*5*4= 120
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A committee is composed of a president, a vice president, and a treasurer. If five people are running for president, six people are running for vice president, and three are running for treasurer, how many unique committees result?

(A) 15
(B) 45
(C) 75
(D) 90
(E) 120
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There are 5c1(5) ways to choose a president from 5 people
There are 6c1(6) ways to choose a vice-president from 6 people
There are 3c1(3) ways to choose a treasurer from 3 people

Therefore, there must be 90(5*6*3) ways of choosing unique committees(Option D)
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5C1*6C1*3C1
90
D is the option
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A committee is composed of a president, a vice president, and a treasurer. If five people are running for president, six people are running for vice president, and three are running for treasurer, how many unique committees result?

(A) 15
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(D) 90
(E) 120
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Since five people are running for president, six people are running for vice president, and three are running for treasurer, the number of committees that can be created is 5 x 6 x 3 = 90 committees.

Answer: D
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