To find the different line-ups the team can make.
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There are $9$ different positions in baseball team, and the team has $16$ players. To find the different line-ups the team can make.
My solution is $$16P9 = frac{16!}{(16-9)!}$$
Is the solution correct?
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There are $9$ different positions in baseball team, and the team has $16$ players. To find the different line-ups the team can make.
My solution is $$16P9 = frac{16!}{(16-9)!}$$
Is the solution correct?
combinatorics discrete-mathematics
asked Dec 7 '18 at 1:55
user8795user8795
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There are $9$ different positions in baseball team, and the team has $16$ players. To find the different line-ups the team can make.
My solution is $$16P9 = frac{16!}{(16-9)!}$$
Is the solution correct?
combinatorics discrete-mathematics
asked Dec 7 '18 at 1:55
user8795user8795
5,64162047
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There are $9$ different positions in baseball team, and the team has $16$ players. To find the different line-ups the team can make.
My solution is $$16P9 = frac{16!}{(16-9)!}$$
Is the solution correct?
combinatorics discrete-mathematics
combinatorics discrete-mathematics
asked Dec 7 '18 at 1:55
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asked Dec 7 '18 at 1:55
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It depends on whether the order of the lineup matters, but in baseball it usually does (batting order, field positions). In which case, yeah, you're right!
answered Dec 7 '18 at 1:57
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It depends on whether the order of the lineup matters, but in baseball it usually does (batting order, field positions). In which case, yeah, you're right!
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It depends on whether the order of the lineup matters, but in baseball it usually does (batting order, field positions). In which case, yeah, you're right!
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It depends on whether the order of the lineup matters, but in baseball it usually does (batting order, field positions). In which case, yeah, you're right!
answered Dec 7 '18 at 1:57
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