In how many ways can the season end with 8 wins, 4 losses, and 2 tie is a college football team plays 14 games?
1 Answer
Nov 2, 2014
Number of Combinations
Let
The number of ways to tie 2 out of 14 games can be found by
The number of ways to lose 4 out of 12 remaining games can be found by
The number of ways to win 8 out of 8 remaining games can be found by
Hence, the total number of ways to have 8-4-2 record is
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