Question

Soraya is one of 9 players in the starting lineup for her softball team. the coach chooses the batting order of the starting players by randomly assigning each player a unique number from 1 to 9. what is the probability that Soraya will bat third?

A. 1/72

B. 1/9

C. 1/3

D. 1/2

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

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We can write this as

9×8×7×6×5×4×3×2×1=9!

. We can also write this as a permutation, with the general formula being:Pn,k=n(n−k

And so we'd get:

P9,9=9!(9−9)!=9!1=9!

Answer 2

B

Explanation:

The probability is 1/9