For the senior-class election, 8 candidates are running for president and 6 for vice-president. Use the Fundamental Counting Principle to calculate the total number of class officer combinations available.

a. 14
b. 36
c. 48
d. 64

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To calculate the total number of class officer combinations, we need to multiply the number of candidates running for president (8) by the number of candidates running for vice-president (6).

Using the Fundamental Counting Principle, the total number of class officer combinations available is 8 * 6 = 48.

Therefore, the correct answer is c. 48.