Evaluate the combination:
12C4
Combination Definition:
A unique order or arrangement
Combination Formula:
| nCr = | n! |
| r!(n - r)! |
where n is the number of items
r is the unique arrangements.
Plug in n = 12 and r = 4
| 12C4 2 | 12! |
| 4!(12 - 4)! |
Factorial Formula:
n! = n * (n - 1) * (n - 2) * .... * 2 * 1
Calculate the numerator n!:
n! = 12!
12! = 12 x 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
12! = 479,001,600
Calculate (n - r)!:
(n - r)! = (12 - 4)!
(12 - 4)! = 8!
8! = 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
8! = 40,320
Calculate r!:
r! = 4!
4! = 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
4! = 24
Calculate 12C4
| 12C4 = | 479,001,600 |
| 24 x 40,320 |
| 12C4 = | 479,001,600 |
| 967,680 |
12C4 = 495
Excel or Google Sheets formula:
Excel or Google Sheets formula:=COMBIN(12,4)Common Core State Standards In This Lesson
HSS.CP.B.9
What is the Answer?
12C4 = 495
How does the Permutations and Combinations Calculator work?
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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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
This calculator has 2 inputs.
What 2 formulas are used for the Permutations and Combinations Calculator?
nPr=n!/r!
nCr=n!/r!(n-r)!
nCr=n!/r!(n-r)!
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
