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You have 5 choices for President, 4 choices for Vice-President, and then to pick the two Treasurers, we can just choose one of the 3 remaining people to leave off of the committee. Multiplying our choices, the answer is (5)(4)(3) = 60.
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Jasper is to select a committee of 4 individuals from among a group of 5 candi­dates. The committee will have a President, a Vice President, and two Trea­surers. How many different committees can John select from the 5 candidates?

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B. 20
C. 30
D. 60
E. 120



Why 5C4 is not an answer? Can someone please explain.
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Jasper is to select a committee of 4 individuals from among a group of 5 candi­dates. The committee will have a President, a Vice President, and two Trea­surers. How many different committees can John select from the 5 candidates?

A. 15
B. 20
C. 30
D. 60
E. 120

First, the number of ways of choosing 4 people from 5 is 5C4 = 5. Next, the number of ways of arranging 1 President, 1 VP and 2 Treasurers is 4!/2! = 24/2 = 12. Therefore, the total number of ways is:

5 x 12 = 60

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