Question

A coach writes the batting order of his starting 9 out of the team of 20 on a piece of paper. How many different ways could the list be written?

Answer 1

Answer:

Total number of orders = 77,520

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Number of students on team = 20

Number of students on the starting line =9

Find:

Total number of orders

Computation:

Total number of orders = 20! / [20 - 7]!(7!)

Total number of orders = 20! / [13]!(7!)

Total number of orders = [20 x 19 x 18 x 17 x 16 x 15 x 14] / [7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1]

Total number of orders = 77,520