Question 729648
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how many ways can a baseball coach select four starting pitchers from a pitching staff of eight
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This problem is about COMBINATIONS

    the number of choices = C(8,4) = {{{(8*7*6*5)/(1*2*3*4)}}} = 70.    <U>ANSWER</U>
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Solved.


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The answer in the post by @lynnlo is incorrect, so ignore his post.