No, you are almost correct. n!, which means n Factorial is when you take a number let say 5 and then multiply it with all of the numbers below it except zero. So
5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1 = 120 It is the same concept. See, remember the thread a long time ago about the importance of Math to Programmers. At 10:59 AM 2/15/2002 -0500, you wrote: >After all of the brain cells that I've killed, I thought you had to use the >n! function on the scientific calculator provided with windows > >3n! >4n! >5n! > >This could be way off base...I'll try to verify it. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 10:30 AM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: Anyone good with math? > > >If I remember correctly it would be 4 * 3 * 5 which would be 60 > >At 09:29 AM 2/15/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >I have a math problem and have no idea how to get the answer. Let's say > >that I have 3 groups. The first one has 4 objects, the second has 3 > >objects and the third has 5 objects. How would I figure out the total > >possible combinations I could have of the three groups if you could > >only have one from each group using coldfusion? > > > >Phillip Broussard > >Tracker Marine Group > >417-873-5957 > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Training from the Source Step by Step ColdFusion http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201758474/houseoffusion Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
