Evaluate the following permutation
6P5
Permutation Definition:
An order or arrangement
Permutation Formula:
| nPr = | n! |
| (n - r)! |
where n is the number of itemsr is the number of arrangements.
Plug in n = 6 and r = 5
| 6P5 2 | 6! |
| (6 - 5)! |
Factorial Formula:
n! = n * (n - 1) * (n - 2) * .... * 2 * 1
Calculate n!:
n! = 6!
6! = 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
6! = 720
Calculate (n - r)!:
(n - r)! = (6 - 5)!
(6 - 5)! = 1!
1! = 1
1! = 1
Calculate 6P5:
| 6P5 = | 720 |
| 1 |
6P5 = 720
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Excel or Google Sheets formula:
=PERMUT(6,5)
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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 = nPrNumber of combination(s) of n items arranged in r unique ways = nCr including subsets of setsThis calculator has 2 inputs.
What 2 formulas are used for the Permutations and Combinations Calculator?
nPr=n!/r!nCr=n!/r!(n-r)!
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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 matternPr = 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
