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Question 269300: 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!) Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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!)
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That answer is 9!
I guess they are assuming you have already selected 9 players
and are arranging them by position.
Sometimes you have to work backward from the answer to see what
the autor really meant by the question.
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Cheers,
Stan H
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