document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1191668>Question 1191668</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> C(8,3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the nCr combination formula.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(n,r) = (n!)/(r!(n-r)!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(8,3) = (8!)/(3!*(8-3)!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(8,3) = (8!)/(3!*5!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(8,3) = (8*7*6*5!)/(3!*5!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(8,3) = (8*7*6)/(3!)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(8,3) = (8*7*6)/(3*2*1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(8,3) = (336)/(6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(8,3) = 56\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An application of this would be having 8 different cards and you pick 3 of them. There are 56 ways to do this if order didn't matter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 56<BR>\n" );
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