A corporation must appoint a president, chief executive officer (CEO), chief ope

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A corporation must appoint a president, chief executive officer (CEO), chief operating officer (COO), and chief financial officer (CFO). It must also appoint a planning committee with five different members. There are 13 qualified candidates, and officers can also serve on the committee. Complete parts (a) through (c) below. a. How many different ways can the officers be appointed? There are 17, 160 different ways to appoint the officers. b. How many different ways can the committee be appointed? There are 1, 287 different ways to appoint the committee. c. What is the probability of randomly selecting the committee members and getting the five youngest of the qualified candidates? P(getting the five youngest of the qualified candidates) = (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)

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a)Number of possible ways to appoint officers=13P4

=13*12*11*1

=17160

b)Number of possible ways to appoint committee=13C5

=(13*12*11*10*9/5*4*3*2*1)

=1287

c)Probability that 5 youngest of the qualified candidates are selected=1287/17160=0.075

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