A school district has 2 teaching positions to fill and there are 8 applicants to choose from. How many different possibilities are there?

A4 (correct answer right?)
B28
C3
D56

Verified Answer :

I think the answer would be 56. Bc the first job has 8 different people who could get the job and then once someone is chosen for that slot the next teaching position only has 7 candidates. So you would take 8*7 which equals 56.

Answer:

The correct answer is D