How many ways a president vice president and secretary be chosen from a committee of 8?

To choose a president, vice president, and secretary from a committee of 8 members, we can select the president in 8 ways. After selecting the president, 7 members remain for the vice president, and after that, 6 members are left for the secretary. Thus, the total number of ways to choose these three positions is (8 \times 7 \times 6 = 336).