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A baseball team won two out of their last four games. In how many different orders could they have two wins and two losses in four games?

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

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Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

Section8.6: Counting Principles

Problem 10ECP: In Example 10, the team must consist of six boys and six girls. How many different 12-member teams...

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