document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=573800>Question 573800</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The question is: Compute: 8C2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But the 8 and 2 are subscripts. How do I calculate this, and what does it mean? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #368883 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=368883\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is the notation for the number of COMBINATIONS (order not important) of 2 things from a group of 8 things\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "nCr = n! / [r! * (n - r)!]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "! is the notation for factorial ___ it means the product of the number and all the numbers down to one<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ 5! = 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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