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?

Answer 1

say one of those 30 students is gonna run for presidency then that makes how many possible people to run for the position?

Answer 2

for presidency, you'll have 30 possible students to have that office right?

Answer 3

then if one is gonna have that one position then you're left with 29 students for the other position that makes the possibility 30*29. what's your answer then?