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==Solution==
 
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We can perform casework. Call the substitution area the "bench".
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Case 1: No substitutions. 1.
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Case 2: One substitution. Choose one player on the field to sub out, and one player on the bench = 11 * 11 = 121.
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Case 3: Two substitutions. Choose one player on the field to sub out, and one player on the bench = 11 * 11 so far. Now choose one player on the field to sub out, and one player on the bench that was not the original player subbed out = * 11 * 10 = 13310 = 310.
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Case 4: Three substitutions. Using similar logic as with Case 3 we get (11 * 11) * (11 * 10) * (11 * 9) which ends in 690, so the answer is 1 + 121 + 1000 = <math>\boxed{122}</math>.
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Revision as of 20:56, 14 March 2019

The 2019 AIME I takes place on March 13, 2019.

Problem 4

A soccer team has 22 available players. A fixed set of 11 players starts the game, while the other 11 are available as substitutes. During the game, the coach may make as many as 3 substitutions, where any one of the 11 players in the game is replaced by one of the substitutes. No player removed from the game may reenter the game, although a substitute entering the game may be replaced later. No two substitutions can happen at the same time. The players involved and the order of the substitutions matter. Let $n$ be the number of ways the coach can make substitutions during the game (including the possibility of making no substitutions). Find the remainder when $n$ is divided by 1000.

Solution

We can perform casework. Call the substitution area the "bench". Case 1: No substitutions. 1.

Case 2: One substitution. Choose one player on the field to sub out, and one player on the bench = 11 * 11 = 121.

Case 3: Two substitutions. Choose one player on the field to sub out, and one player on the bench = 11 * 11 so far. Now choose one player on the field to sub out, and one player on the bench that was not the original player subbed out = * 11 * 10 = 13310 = 310.

Case 4: Three substitutions. Using similar logic as with Case 3 we get (11 * 11) * (11 * 10) * (11 * 9) which ends in 690, so the answer is 1 + 121 + 1000 = $\boxed{122}$.

See Also

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Problem 5
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