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document.write( "Let \"n\" be the number of distinct numbers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the number of combinations of size r is nCr = n!/[(n-r)!*r!]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Examples:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8C3 = (8*7*6)/(1*2*3) = 56<BR>\n" );
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