Enabling the Combinations Calculator in Alexa?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around enabling the Combinations Calculator skill on Amazon Alexa, focusing on whether there are any costs associated with this process and how to activate the skill. The context includes user experiences and inquiries regarding digital personal assistants.

Discussion Character

  • Technical explanation, Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant found a command for the Combinations Calculator but questioned whether it requires a paid subscription to enable it.
  • Another participant clarified that the Combinations Calculator skill needs to be added to the Alexa instance.
  • A participant expressed uncertainty about the process of enabling the skill and whether it incurs additional costs.
  • A later reply confirmed that enabling the skill is free.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that the skill can be enabled for free, but there is some uncertainty regarding the process of adding it to Alexa.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express a lack of familiarity with digital personal assistants, which may affect their understanding of the enabling process.

Who May Find This Useful

Users interested in utilizing Alexa for mathematical calculations, particularly those unfamiliar with enabling skills on digital assistants.

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On the Internet I found that the command would be, for 20C3, "Alexa, ask Combinations Calculator to calculate 20 choose 3." . But nothing happened. How else?
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You have to add the Combinations Calculator skill to your Alexa instance.
 
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Thanks, pbuk. How does one do that? Does one have to pay Amazon extra for this? Sorry, I am absolutely Null in digital personal assistants.
 
Free to enable.

Combinations Calculator by worldengine
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Thanks, Baluncore. I will have my student try it.
 

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