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a baseball coach needs to choose 9 players to be in the batting lineup for the next game. there are 4 freshmen, 4 sophomores, 5 juniors, and 4 seniors on the team. step 1 of 2 : how many ways can the batting order be chosen if the coach wants no more than 2 juniors to be in the lineup? express your answer in scientific notation rounding to the hundredths place.

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The coach can choose the batting lineup in approximately 6.49 x 10^3 ways.

To solve this, we need to consider the different cases based on the number of juniors in the lineup:

Case 1: No juniors (0 juniors):

The coach can choose any 9 players from the remaining 13 (4 freshmen + 4 sophomores + 4 seniors + 1 junior).

Combinations of 9 players from 13: 13C9 = 715

Case 2: One junior (1 junior):

The coach can choose 1 junior in 5 ways.

For the remaining 8 spots, the coach can choose any 8 players from the remaining 12 (4 freshmen + 4 sophomores + 4 seniors).

Combinations of 8 players from 12: 12C8 = 495

Total ways with 1 junior: 5 * 495 = 2475

Case 3: Two juniors (2 juniors):

The coach can choose 2 juniors in 10 ways (5C2).

For the remaining 7 spots, the coach can choose any 7 players from the remaining 11 (4 freshmen + 4 sophomores + 3 seniors).

Combinations of 7 players from 11: 11C7 = 330

Total ways with 2 juniors: 10 * 330 = 3300

Total ways with no more than 2 juniors:

715 + 2475 + 3300 = 6490

Therefore, the coach can choose the batting lineup in approximately 6.49 x 10^3 ways.

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