Let us suppose to have a set of N elements and to choose m elements out of the set. I kn

Sufirk6u38

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2022-06-04

Let us suppose to have a set of N elements and to choose m elements out of the set. I know I can do it in ( N m ) ways; but I want to know how many of these combinations contain k predefined elements (say 1 , 2 , . . . , k).

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Marco Ford

Marco Ford

Beginner2022-06-05Added 4 answers

If you fix k elements, you are left with m k elements to choose among N k elements, which can be done in ( N k m k ) ways.

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