, denoted by a variety of notations, includingIn certain areas, such as probability or expanding a binomial expression, one needs to calculate the combination of n
things taken k at a time, , denoted by a variety of notations, including
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nCr |
This item calculates the number of different ways that k objects can be selected from a set of n objects. For example, in how may ways can we select 5 items from a set of 8 items. The answer is determined by calculating C(8,5). The item nCr( is found in the MATH menu.
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Press  MATH to access the MATH menu,press  to select 7:Probabaility,press  to select 3:nCr,press      to calculate C(8,5).
We then observe that C(8,5) = 56. |
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