SOLUTION: A baseball league that has 8 teams decide to add 3 new teams. The league then decides to divide into 2 divisions, one with 6 teams and the other with 5 teams. In how many ways can

Algebra ->  Customizable Word Problem Solvers  -> Misc -> SOLUTION: A baseball league that has 8 teams decide to add 3 new teams. The league then decides to divide into 2 divisions, one with 6 teams and the other with 5 teams. In how many ways can       Log On

Ad: Over 600 Algebra Word Problems at edhelper.com


    

Question 292710: A baseball league that has 8 teams decide to add 3 new teams. The league then decides to divide into 2 divisions, one with 6 teams and the other with 5 teams. In how many ways can the 6 teams be chosen for the larger division?
Answer by brucewill(101) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Essentially, you are asking how many COMBINATIONS of 11 things, taken 6 at a time.
11%21+%2F+%286%215%21%29
Which I'm computing as 462, but you should verify my arithmetic.