1. In how many ways can the position of president and secretary of an organization be  filled if members A, B, C, and D are eligible for nomination for the 2 positions?  2. In how many ways can the letters of the word FORMULA be rearranged? 3. How many ways are there to select 3 candidates from 8 equally qualified recent  graduates for openings in a certain company?

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1. In how many ways can the position of president and secretary of an organization be 
filled if members A, B, C, and D are eligible for nomination for the 2 positions? 
2. In how many ways can the letters of the word FORMULA be rearranged?
3. How many ways are there to select 3 candidates from 8 equally qualified recent 
graduates for openings in a certain company?
4. A witness to a hit and run accident told the police that the license number contained 
the letters RLH followed by 3 digits, the first of which is a 5. If the witness cannot recall the 
last 2 digits, but certain that all 3 digits are different, find the maximum number of 
automobile registrations that the police may have to check.
5. a) How many ways can 6 people be lined up to get on a bus?
 b) If a certain 3 persons insist on following each other, how many ways are possible?
 c) If a certain 2 persons refuse to follow each other, how many ways are possible?

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