View Single Post
Old 03-18-2015, 09:26 AM   #3
psyang
Powerplay Quarterback
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Exp:
Default

You want the "choose" function:

a Choose b = a!/[(a-b)!b!]

So, 5 choose 2 = 5!/(3!2!) = 120/(6*2) = 10. So there are 10 ways to choose 2 from a group of 5.

In your case, you want (30c2)*(30c2)*(30c2)*(20c2)*(10c1) = 435*435*435*190*10 = 156 394 462 500 possibilities (156.4 billion)
psyang is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to psyang For This Useful Post: