2. You have 6 people in your club, how many ways can you choose President, Vice-President, Secretary? 3. There are 5 colors to choose from, how many unique 3 color flags can be made? 4. You need to pick three people to be in a committee. There are 7 people to pick from. How many different committees can you make?
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Since there are 5 colors to choose from, we can choose the first color in 5 ways. For each choice of the first color, we can choose the second color in 4 ways (since we cannot choose the same color again). Similarly, for each choice of the first two colors, we can Show more…
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