SOLUTION: How many batting lineups are there for the nine players of
a baseball team if the center fielder must bat fourth and the
pitcher last?
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Question 230503: How many batting lineups are there for the nine players of
a baseball team if the center fielder must bat fourth and the
pitcher last? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! How many batting lineups are there for the nine players of
a baseball team if the center fielder must bat fourth and the
pitcher last?
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Since center fielder and pitcher are already assigned only
7 positions need to be filled with the seven remaining
players.
7 ways to assign the 1st
6 ways to assign the 2nd
5 ways to assign the 3rd
etc.
7! = 7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 5040
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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