A baseball team is having a walk-on tryout camp for players. Thirty-four players show up at camp, but the coaches can choose only three. How many ways can three players be chosen from the 34 that have shown up?

A baseball team is having a walk-on tryout camp for players. Thirty-four players show up at camp, but the coaches can choose only three. How many ways can three players be chosen from the 34 that have shown up?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.1P: a. How many different 7-place license plates are possible if the first 2 places are for letters and...

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