A Baseball Pitcher Has Only Three Pitches: a Fast Ball

question 39

Multiple Choice

A baseball pitcher has only three pitches: a fast ball, a curve ball, and a knuckle ball. As the pitcher warms up before an inning, she wants to throw a fast ball 6 times, a curve ball 2 times, and a knuckle ball 3 times. How many different ways can this be done.

• A) 11
• B) 36
• C) 1,108,800
• D) 4620

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