Solve the problem.
-Three student representatives, a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, are to be chosen from a group of five students: Andrew, Brenda, Chad, Dorothy, and Eric. In how many different ways can the representatives be chosen if the president must be a woman and the secretary and treasurer must be men?
A) 12
B) 4
C) 3
D) 6

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

There are two women (Brenda and Dorothy) who can be chosen as president. For the secretary and treasurer, we choose two out of the three men (Andrew, Chad, Eric), which can be done in 3 ways (since the order matters). Thus, there are 2 * 3 = 6 ways for each woman, totaling 12 ways.

Solve the Problem. -Three Student Representatives, a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer