how many set of 6 numbers can u produce
between 1 and 49 and a number can appear
in more than one set. example 2,5,12,16,33,45
another set can be 1,16,21,33,45,49
2007-02-07 01:44:43 · 2 answers · asked by julius n 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
To calculate this, you would do the following:
numbers in set: 6
numbers in pool: 49
49 * 48 * 47 * 46 * 45 * 44
that is 10,068,347,520 permutations. This is assuming order is irrelevant, meaning 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 is assumed to be the same set as 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 etc.
I don't think anyone would be wanting to print out a list of all those numbers. I could write a simple little VB program to generate the list, but I don't think you'd want to tie your computer and printer up for a week to see the output ;)
Best of luck!
2007-02-07 02:01:40 · answer #1 · answered by disposable_hero_too 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Write them all? Are you serious?
There are nearly 14 million (13983816 to be exact) ways you can pick 6 numbers out of 49, and you want to see them all?
2007-02-07 09:56:32 · answer #2 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋