To determine the total number of class officer combinations available using the Fundamental Counting Principle, you multiply the number of choices for president by the number of choices for vice-president.
Here, there are:
- 8 candidates for president
- 6 candidates for vice-president
The total number of combinations can be calculated as follows:
\[ \text{Total combinations} = \text{Number of presidential candidates} \times \text{Number of vice-presidential candidates} \] \[ \text{Total combinations} = 8 \times 6 = 48 \]
Thus, the total number of class officer combinations available is 48.