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Subject: combinations I have 7 players on a basketball team/roster. If 5 players can play at the same time, how many different lineups are possible? Thanks! |
Hi Steve,
The number of ways of choosing r object from n objects is called n choose r and written
There is more information on combinations in a note in out Resource Room.
You have n = 7 and r = 5 and hence
Penny
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