Question

Forty-five basketball players participate in a tournament. write and solve an equation to find the number x of 3-person teams that they can form.

Answer 1

Given that the order of selection does not matter, it is the combination of 45 persons taken of 3.

This is (45!) / [(45-3)! * 3! ] = 45*47*46 / (3*2) = 16,215.

Answer: 16,215 different 3 person teams