Subject:  Precalculus

Compute the combinations 10C4

Count the number of unordered selections of 4 items from 10.

Answer nPr = 5040, nCr = 210

Solution

  1. Given n = 10, r = 4
  2. Permutations nPr = n! / (n − r)! = 10! / 6! = 5040
  3. Combinations nCr = n! / (r!·(n − r)!) = nPr / r! = 5040 / 24 = 210
  4. Factorial n! = 3628800

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