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Combination Formula with a lockout twist
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[QUOTE="Calcunaut, post: 3612745, member: 371301"] [b]Combination Formula with a "lockout" twist[/b] Hi! I am trying to figure out all possible combonations for 6 items among a group of 18 choices. So I turn to my old friend C(n,r) to calculate where n=18 and r=6. "But WAIT!" I tell you before you hastily begin scribbling, "There is a twist..." You see my problem is that the items are divided up into 6 groups, with 3 choices in each group. Once a choice has been made in a group for the combination the other 2 in the group are unavailable, or "locked out" of the rest of the combination. The order doesn't necessarily matter but a choice must be selected from each of the six groups. Here's a visual representation: A B C 1 A1 B1 C1 2 A2 B2 C2 3 A3 B3 C3 4 A4 B4 C4 5 A5 B5 C5 6 A6 B6 C6 If "B1" is selected in a single combination then "A1" and "C1" cannot be apart of the same combination. What is the formula for this and how many possible combinations are there? [/QUOTE]
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