Respuesta :
We need to find out how many different combinations of 222 object (friends) from a set of 555 object (friends).
r=222
n=555
The formula for calculating the number of combinations is:
C=n!/r!*(n-r)!
C=555!/222!*333!=555*554*553*......333!/222!*333!=555*554*553*..334/222*221*220*...
r=222
n=555
The formula for calculating the number of combinations is:
C=n!/r!*(n-r)!
C=555!/222!*333!=555*554*553*......333!/222!*333!=555*554*553*..334/222*221*220*...
The solution would be like this for this specific problem:
Given: n (objects) = 555
r (sample) = 222
C (n, r) = C (555, 222)
[tex] \frac{555!}{(222!(555−222)!} [/tex]
= 5.711721253E+160
555 nCr 222 = 57117212533893475550611833988747426677146826761372763318735580307112179904951840423061305996599436547564283744124639707802221628272320974048311192258663900904000
So there are 57117212533893475550611833988747426677146826761372763318735580307112179904951840423061305996599436547564283744124639707802221628272320974048311192258663900904000 different groups of friends that you could take with you.