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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The number of ways to arrange the pitches is calculated using the formula for permutations of multiset: 11! / (6! * 2! * 3!) = 4620.

A Baseball Pitcher Has Only Three Pitches: a Fast Ball