Evaluate the combination:
2C1
Combination Definition:
A unique order or arrangement
Combination Formula:
where n is the number of items
r is the unique arrangements.
Plug in n = 2 and r = 1
Factorial Formula:
n! = n * (n - 1) * (n - 2) * .... * 2 * 1
Calculate the numerator n!:
n! = 2!
2! = 2 x 1
2! = 2
Calculate (n - r)!:
(n - r)! = (2 - 1)!
(2 - 1)! = 1!
1! = 1
1! = 1
Calculate r!:
r! = 1!
1! = 1
1! = 1
Calculate 2C1
2C1 = 2
Excel or Google Sheets formula:
Excel or Google Sheets formula:
=COMBIN(2,1)
Common Core State Standards In This Lesson
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Free Permutations and Combinations Calculator - Calculates the following:
Number of permutation(s) of n items arranged in r ways = nPr
Number of combination(s) of n items arranged in r unique ways = nCr including subsets of sets
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What 4 concepts are covered in the Permutations and Combinations Calculator?
- combination
- a mathematical technique that determines the number of possible arrangements in a collection of items where the order of the selection does not matter
nPr = n!/r!(n - r)! - factorial
- The product of an integer and all the integers below it
- permutation
- a way in which a set or number of things can be ordered or arranged.
nPr = n!/(n - r)! - permutations and combinations