document.write( "Question 505701: It is not clear to me how to solve
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document.write( "(nx) = n! / x!(n-x)!\r
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document.write( "Such as if I have n as 15 and P = .01
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document.write( "is \r
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document.write( "it 15! / .01! (15-1)!
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document.write( "thus
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document.write( "1307674368000/ .01 (87178291200
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document.write( "=1307674368000/ .01 (87178291200)
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document.write( "=1307674368000/ 871782912
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document.write( "= 1500
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document.write( "This seems incorrect when dealing with a sample size of 15 and a 1% will have a side effect \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #339938 by richard1234(7193)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Your formula is the number of ways to choose x objects from a set of n, so you cannot have numbers there that aren't integers. \n" ); document.write( " |