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counting and probability intermediate

Problem

Our club has members, and wishes to pick a president, secretary, and treasurer. In how many ways can we choose the officers, if individual members are allowed to hold but not all offices?
Solution
With no restriction, the president can be any of the members, the secretary can be any of the remaining members, and the treasurer can be any of the remaining members.

If the same member holds all three offices, it could be any of the members, so there are ways for this to happen. We must exclude these possibilities, so the answer is
Final answer
15,600