From a committee of 8 persons, in how many ways can we choose a chairman and a vice chairman assuming one person cannot hold more than one position?
Solution and Explanation
From a committee of 8 persons, a chairman and a vice chairman are to be chosen in such a way that one person cannot hold more than one position.
Here, the number of ways of choosing a chairman and a vice chairman is the permutation of 8 different objects taken 2 at a time.
Thus, required number of ways =\(^8P_2=\frac{8!}{(8-2)!}=\frac{8!}{6!}\)
\(=\frac{8\times7\times6!}{6!}=8\times7=56\)
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