document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=956721>Question 956721</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A Baseball coach is determining the battling order for his team and he does not want the pitcher to be one of the first four batters. how many battling orders are possible? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their are nine players  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Their are nine players <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st batter:: 8 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd batter:: 8 ways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd:: 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4th:: 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "last:: 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: 8*8! = 322,560<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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