document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=269300>Question 269300</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 15 players on a baseball team.  How many ways are there to select 9 players for the starting lineup?  (answer in back says 362,880, but I cannot get that answer!) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "That answer is 9!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I guess they are assuming you have already selected 9 players<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and are arranging them by position.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sometimes you have to work backward from the answer to see what<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the autor really meant by the question.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H </SPAN>\n" );
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