SOLUTION: How many different teams of 9 baseball players can be chosen from 3 who play only as pitchers, 2 who play only as catchers, and 12 who play in any position other than pitcher or ca

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Question 1194336: How many different teams of 9 baseball players can be chosen from 3 who play only as pitchers, 2 who play only as catchers, and 12 who play in any position other than pitcher or catcher?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is 3*2*17C12, three ways to choose a pitcher and for each of those, 2 ways to choose a catcher, and 12C7 ways to choose the others,
3*2*792=4752 ways,