Ordered choice with repetitions
n^k
Ordered choice without repetitions
n! / (n-k)!
Unordered choice without repetitions
n! / k!(n-k)! = (n choose k)
Unordered choice with repetitions
(k+n-1) choose (n-1)
what does n stand for
n options / number of choices
what does k stand for
how many we want / number of spots to fill / how many we are working with
How to calculate n choose k
n! / k!(n-k)!