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Old 12-22-2005, 10:54 AM
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Default Re: A bit of help needed

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I'm also a bit confused about whether the 'standard' C (permutations) function removes order considerations.

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It does. C(N,R) = N!/[(N-R)! * R!]

Working on the first part. Look up the inclusion/exclusion principle to get an idea of how to solve it.
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