Question

An English teacher needs to pick 9 books to put on his reading list for the next school year, and he needs to plan the order in which they should be read. He has narrowed down his choices to 4 novels, 6 plays, 5 poetry books, and 5 nonfiction books.
If he wants to include no more than 3 plays, how many different reading schedules are possible? Express your answer in scientific notation rounding to the hundredths place.

Answer 1

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