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A baseball coach has more than 700 billion decisions to make before a game even starts, and in this resource individuals calculate the number of ways a coach can make a batting lineup. The first question places nine players out of nine. The second places nine players out of 25.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
- Show a clip of a baseball team and lineup to engage your classes
- Have your classes start creating the different possible lineups until they get overwhelmed with the number of possibilities
Classroom Considerations
- If using as an assessment, students should be proficient with calculating both permutations and combinations
Pros
- Provides an answer key with worked-out solutions
Cons
- The concepts of a batting order may not be familiar to all students