SOLUTION: jason wants to choose 9 players for his track team there are 12 players to choose from. how many different teams can jason make?

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Question 1035252: jason wants to choose 9 players for his track team there are 12 players to choose from. how many different teams can jason make?
Answer by Amrata1(11) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since he wants to choose 9 players out of 12 players, he can do it in 12C9 ways.
nCr = n!/(n-r)!*r!
12C9 = 12!/(12-9)!*9!
= 12*11*10/6 = 220