l 50 Unordered Partitions of 10

Enter population n

Enter people in each group

  

Answer
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a = 4.0278979798251E+29

↓Steps Explained:↓



How many ways (unordered) can you:

Arrange 50 into groups of 10?

Calculate small groupings (k):

k  =  n
  m

k  =  50
  10

k = 5

Calculate unordered partitions (a):

a  =  n!
  (k!)(m!k)

a  =  50!
  (5!)(10!5)

Calculate factorial

Remember our factorial lesson that:

n! = n * (n - 1) * (n - 2) * .... * 2 * 1

50!

50 x 49 x 48 x 47 x 46 x 45 x 44 x 43 x 42 x 41 x 40 x 39 x 38 x 37 x 36 x 35 x 34 x 33 x 32 x 31 x 30 x 29 x 28 x 27 x 26 x 25 x 24 x 23 x 22 x 21 x 20 x 19 x 18 x 17 x 16 x 15 x 14 x 13 x 12 x 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5!

a  =  50 x 49 x 48 x 47 x 46 x 45 x 44 x 43 x 42 x 41 x 40 x 39 x 38 x 37 x 36 x 35 x 34 x 33 x 32 x 31 x 30 x 29 x 28 x 27 x 26 x 25 x 24 x 23 x 22 x 21 x 20 x 19 x 18 x 17 x 16 x 15 x 14 x 13 x 12 x 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5!
  5!10!5

Cancelling 5!:

a  =  50 x 49 x 48 x 47 x 46 x 45 x 44 x 43 x 42 x 41 x 40 x 39 x 38 x 37 x 36 x 35 x 34 x 33 x 32 x 31 x 30 x 29 x 28 x 27 x 26 x 25 x 24 x 23 x 22 x 21 x 20 x 19 x 18 x 17 x 16 x 15 x 14 x 13 x 12 x 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6
  10!5

10! = 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1

10! = 3628800, so we have:

a  =  50 x 49 x 48 x 47 x 46 x 45 x 44 x 43 x 42 x 41 x 40 x 39 x 38 x 37 x 36 x 35 x 34 x 33 x 32 x 31 x 30 x 29 x 28 x 27 x 26 x 25 x 24 x 23 x 22 x 21 x 20 x 19 x 18 x 17 x 16 x 15 x 14 x 13 x 12 x 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6
  36288005

a  =  2.5345077668094E+62
  6.292383221979E+32

Final Answer

a = 4.0278979798251E+29

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