A baseball team has 5 left-handed and 12 right-handed hitters and 3 switch hitters (either left or right- handed hitters). How many ways are there to choose a team of 9 players (without regard to position) so that there will be at least 3 batters who can hit left-handed and at least 4 who can hit right-handed?

A baseball team has 5 left-handed and 12 right-handed hitters and 3 switch hitters (either left or right- handed hitters). How many ways are there to choose a team of 9 players (without regard to position) so that there will be at least 3 batters who can hit left-handed and at least 4 who can hit right-handed?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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