document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164353>Question 1164353</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One of the solved problems on this site under lessons of Combination is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Quality Assurance Service of a company has to test a sample of  8  tires selected from among  100  tires. In how many ways  8  tires can be selected for testing from this set of  100  tires?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How far I got: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "   I punched in the following in my TI calculator:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100!/(8!92!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got overflow error. The solution is given under the problem which I understand very well. I also know the calculators cannot DISPLAY factorials of above 70. Nevertheless, the calculators can handle the calculations far beyound 70! internally and as long as the answer is within the capability of its display, they will show the results...at least from what I believe.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yet the problem is so easy to calculate by hand and still not calculator. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What gives? I just want to understand. Please help.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
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