The mess committee of a hostel has 8 students. A head, a deputy and a cashier are to be picked from them, one post each. How many outcomes are possible?

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336. Different posts, so order matters: 8×7×6=336. (56 =^8C_3 forgets the posts are different.)

The mess committee of a hostel has 8 students. A head, a deputy and a cashier are to be picked from them, one post each. How many outcomes are possible?

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