Hi I Was Wondering How I Would Go About Geting All Possible Combinations For Numbers 1 Through To 8, I Know I Sound Real Dumb But Maths Isn't My Forte, At My School If Someone Gets It They Win $200 ^^
Any Help Would Be Appreciated
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Hi I Was Wondering How I Would Go About Geting All Possible Combinations For Numbers 1 Through To 8, I Know I Sound Real Dumb But Maths Isn't My Forte, At My School If Someone Gets It They Win $200 ^^
Any Help Would Be Appreciated
Can you give an example of what kind of combination you are talking about?Quote:
Originally Posted by Maths Illiterate
11111111
11111112
11111113
......
88888886
88888887
88888888
That Kind Of Thing
Simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maths Illiterate
For each slot you have eight possibilities.
And there are eight slots thus you have.
.
I really do not see what is so challenging about this problem that the schools would offer $200 dollars for anyone who can answer it (in fact the school can reject this deal because in law a contract is valid when there is consideration-meaning both parties gain something, which is not true here, thus no contract-basically no $200). Unless it is a special-ed school :D
Shouldn't the answer be 8^8 divided by 8 factorial?
No, because arrangement does matter here.You can see it in the third post of this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by beens_angie
KeepSmiling
Malay
In the third thread I understand that different combinations are given. It does not verify if different arrangements are counted
e.g. 11111112 and
21111111
So I am asking now,....the question specified "combinations", Shouldn't arrangements be excluded?
I agree that my calculation to exclude the arrangements was wrong however I don't think it is simply 8^8 if arrangements are not counted.
waiting for reply
beens :)