
### Instruction: help me answer this question From a committee of 8 persons, in how many ways can we choose a chairman and a vice chairman, assuming one person cannot hold more than one position?, think step by step
### Assistant: Total number of people in committee = 8. Number of positions to be filled = 2. Number of permutations = 8P2 = 56. , The answer is The number of ways to choose a chairman and a vice chairman from a committee of 8 persons, with no repetition, is 56.
