Question

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Coach Bennet’s high school basketball team has 14 players, consisting of six juniors and eight seniors. Coach Bennet must select three players from the team to participate in a summer basketball clinic.
How many different groups of three players are possible for Coach Bennet to select?

Answer 1

Apply combination

`\\ \rm\Rrightarrow ^nC_r=(n!)/(r!(n-r)!)`

So

`\\ \rm\Rrightarrow ^(14)C_3`

`\\ \rm\Rrightarrow (14!)/(3!(14-3)!)`

`\\ \rm\Rrightarrow (14(13)(12)(11!))/(3!11!)`

`\\ \rm\Rrightarrow (14(13)(12)(11))/(6)`

`\\ \rm\Rrightarrow 14(13)(2)(11)`

`\\ \rm\Rrightarrow 4004`

Answer 2

See below ~

Explanation:

This is a combination because the order in which the players are selected is not important.

Number of ways

• 14! / 11! 3!
• 14 x 13 x 12 x 11! / 11! x 3 x 2
• 14 x 13 x 2
• 364 ways