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Old August 6th, 2003, 09:49 PM
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Default Re: Math problem

Sorry slick, this is way over my head.

"The general formula for C(n,r) = n!/[r!(n-r)!]"

What do n and r represent in the formula, and what are the exclamation points for?

And is C(n,r) the total numebr of players needed in the tourney, or the number of games played by each person in the tourney, or something else alltogether?
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