Rylands basketball team has 11 players how many ways can his coach choose 5 starting players

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(Rylan's basketball team has players. How many ways can his coach choose five starting players?

C(n,r) = (n!)/(r!(n-r)!) C(11,5) = (11!)/(5!*(11-5)!) C(11,5) = (11!)/(5!*6!) C(11,5) = (11*10*9*8*7*6!)/(5!*6!) C(11,5) = (11*10*9*8*7)/(5!) C(11,5) = (11*10*9*8*7)/(5*4*3*2*1) C(11,5) = (55440)/(120) C(11,5) = 462

So there are 462 ways.