document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=935489>Question 935489</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have 4 boxes and a pile of 200 hundred items each box can hold one item how many possible combinations is there. whats the formal to figure this out? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #568742 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=568742\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you are looking for the combination of 200 items taken 4 at a time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 200! / (4!*(200-4)!) = (200*199*198*197) / 24 = 64684950<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are 64,684,950 possible combinations<BR>\n" );
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