How many ways can a club of 10 students pick a president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary.

I missed this lesson and i need to know how to get this answer :
P(10,3) = 720

I am totally lost ;P

Question

How many ways can a club of 10 students pick a president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary.

I missed this lesson and i need to know how to get this answer : 
P(10,3) = 720

I am totally lost ;P

anonymous · Answer

Will someone please help? I Would rly appreciate it ^^

anonymous · Answer

Are you sure you have that answer correct or the question written correctly?  It seems to me that according to how you have the problem stated the answer should be something like P(10, 4); the 4 stands for how many positions there are.