In an Army Platoon, a Squad Is Being Randomly Chosen

question 35

Multiple Choice

In an army platoon, a squad is being randomly chosen to go on patrol.The order of the selected participants matters, because it determines the positioning of each soldier; that is, the first chosen person will be the lead or the "point" man, with the second chosen following, and so on.If the source platoon consists of 16 soldiers and the squad being selected will have four soldiers, how many possible unique squads are there?

• A) 43,680
• B) 1820
• C) 64
• D) 65,536

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