Eleven players have gathered to play 5-on-5 basketball. (a) If they have decided that one of the teams will have 6 players and use a substitute, then how many ways are there for them to break up into two teams? (b) If one player decides to leave and there are only 10 players left, then how many ways are there to break up into two teams of 5?

Eleven players have gathered to play 5-on-5 basketball. (a) If they have decided that one of the teams will have 6 players and use a substitute, then how many ways are there for them to break up into two teams? (b) If one player decides to leave and there are only 10 players left, then how many ways are there to break up into two teams of 5?

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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