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Question 638564: how many ways can the five starting positions on a basketball team be filled with nine who can play any of the positions?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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how many ways can the five starting positions on a basketball team be filled with nine who can play any of the positions?
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Order is not implied.
Ans: 9C5 = 9C4 = (9*8*7*6)/(1*2*3*4) = 126 ways
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Stan H.
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