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Four students have to be chosen 2 girls as the captain and vice-captain and 2 boys as captain and vice-captain of the school. There are 15 eligible girls and 12 eligible boys. In how many ways can they be chosen if Sunita is sure to be the captain?

  • A. 114
  • B. 1020
  • C. 360
  • D. 1848
  • E. 1500
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Torobravo
1 year ago
Since the order matters in the selection (presidente, vice-president), you have to use permutations: Since 1 girl has been selected we only need P(14, 1) girls and P (12,2) boys.and multiply the product of the result: P(14,1) * P(12,2) = 1848
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