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GRE 24-The University of Maryland, University of Vermont, and Emory University have each 4 soccer...

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The University of Maryland, University of Vermont, and Emory University have each 4 soccer
players. If a team of 9 is to be formed with an equal number of players from each university, how
many number of ways can the selections be done?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 12
(D) 16
(E) 25

Selecting 3 of 4 players can be done in 4C3 =
4!/(3!.1!)= 4 ways.
The selection from the 3 universities can be done in 3*4 = 12 ways.
The answer is (C).
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