Use the permutation or combination rule. A basketball coach must pick 5 players from a roster of 12 to start a game. In how many ways can he choose his staring 5 players assuming that all players have equal ability?
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In this case, the order in which the players are chosen does not matter, so we will use the combination rule. Show more…
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