SOLUTION: how many different teams of 5 players can be made from a roster with 12 players?

Question 345203: how many different teams of 5 players can be made from a roster with 12 players?
Found 2 solutions by checkley77, solver91311:
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
12*11*10*9*8=95,040 different teams are possible.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

That depends. Is Billy, Danny, Frank, John, and Steve the same as Steve, John, Frank, Danny, and Billy? Or are they different teams?

If they are different teams, that is the order of the five players matters, then:

and if they are the same, that is, order does NOT matter, then:

Where is the number of players on the roster, and is the number on a team.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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