A group of 16 people is choosing a chairperson and vice- chairperson. They put all 16 people's names into a hat. The first name drawn becomes chair. The second name drawn becomes vice-chair. How many possible combinations of chair and vice-chair are there? A 32 B C D 16 240 16! - 4! (Factorials)

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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Author:Sheldon Ross
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A group of 16 people is choosing a chairperson and vice-
chairperson. They put all 16 people's names into a hat.
The first name drawn becomes chair. The second name
drawn becomes vice-chair. How many possible
combinations of chair and vice-chair are there?
A 32
B 16
C) 240
D 16! - 4! (Factorials)
Transcribed Image Text:A group of 16 people is choosing a chairperson and vice- chairperson. They put all 16 people's names into a hat. The first name drawn becomes chair. The second name drawn becomes vice-chair. How many possible combinations of chair and vice-chair are there? A 32 B 16 C) 240 D 16! - 4! (Factorials)
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