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Question 7, 11.7.41
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If a club consists of 9 members, how many different arrangements of president, vice-president, and secretary are possible?

The number of possible arrangements is .

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Final Answer: The number of possible arrangements is 504.

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Step 1 :We are given a club with 9 members and we are asked to find the number of different arrangements of president, vice-president, and secretary.

Step 2 :This is a permutation problem, where order matters. We are choosing 3 people (president, vice-president, and secretary) from a group of 9.

Step 3 :The formula for permutations is P(n,r)=n!(nr)!, where n is the total number of items, r is the number of items to choose, and '!' denotes factorial.

Step 4 :Substituting the given values into the formula, we get P(9,3)=9!(93)!.

Step 5 :Calculating the factorials and simplifying, we find that the number of different arrangements is 504.

Step 6 :Final Answer: The number of possible arrangements is 504.

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