Answer:
Option: B is the correct answer.
B. 28
Step-by-step explanation:
It is given that the total number of players in a basketball team are: 8
Now in order to select two players out of the total 8 players we need to use the method of combination since the objective is just to chose them and not to arrange.
Hence, the number of ways of doing so is calculated as:
[tex]8_C_2[/tex]
which is solved as:
[tex]8_C_2=\dfrac{8!}{2!\times (8-2)!}\\\\\\8_C_2=\dfrac{8!}{2!\times 6!}\\\\\\8_C_2=\dfrac{8\times 7\times 6!}{2\times 6!}\\\\\\8_C_2=\dfrac{8\times 7}{2}\\\\\\8_C_2=28[/tex]
Hence, the number of ways of doing so is:
28
