SOLUTION: There are seven seniors on the basketball squad. In how many ways could on the coach select four of the seniors to play the infield positions (first base, second base, third base

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Question 670712: There are seven seniors on the basketball squad. In how many ways could on the coach select four of the seniors to play the infield positions (first base, second base, third base and shortstop) if each senior could play all four positions equally well?

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Hi,
There are seven seniors on the basketball squad... 4 distinct positions
How many ways of assigning these positions
Order Important: 7P4 = 7!/3! = 7%2A6%2A5%2A4 = 840ways