Using the permutation formula, it is found that there can be 600 winning combinations.
There are roles involved(president, vice-president, secretary and treasures), hence the order is important and the permutation formula is used.
What is the permutation formula?
The number of possible permutations of x elements from a set of n elements is given by:
[tex]P_{(n,x)} = \frac{n!}{(n-x)!}[/tex]
In this problem:
- For president and vice-president, 2 students are chosen from a set of 6.
- For secretary and treasurer, 2 students are chosen from a set of 5.
Hence:
[tex]T = P_{6,2}P_{5,2} = \frac{6!}{4!} \times \frac{5!}{3!} = 30 \times 20 = 600[/tex]
There can be 600 winning combinations.
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