Question

There are 30 people in student council that are running for the offices of president and vice president. In how many different ways can those offices be assigned?
A) 900
B) 870
C) 59
~im so confused!~

Answer 1

Iknow that i dont find 30! so, how do i start the problem?

Answer 2

two positions to fill :
1) President
2) Vice persident

Answer 3

president can be chosen from 30 people in 30 ways
after that, vice president can be chosen from remaining 29 people in 29 ways

Answer 4

so.. total possible ways = 30 * 29

Answer 5

does that help ?

Answer 6

massive thanks, it helped alot. :)

Answer 7

glad to hear.... yw :)