10 Choose 1

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What is 10 choose 1?

Answer

10 choose 1 is
10

Order doesn't matter, no repeats: 10 ways to choose 1 of 10 items.

C(10, 1) = 10! / (1! · 9!)

= 10 / 1

= 10

Row 10 of Pascal's triangle
k10 choose k
01
110
245
3120
4210
5252
6210
7120
845
910
101

Row sum: 210 = 1,024 — all subsets of 10 items.

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FAQ

What is 10 choose 1?

10 choose 1 is 10

Why is 10 choose 1 the same as 10 choose 9?

Every way to choose 1 of 10 items leaves exactly 9 behind, so choosing 1 and choosing which 9 to leave out are the same count: 10 choose 1 = 10 choose 9 = 10. In the formula n! / (k! (n − k)!) the two factorials below just swap places.

How many ways are there if order matters?

The same 10: with 1 chosen item there is only one order, so P(10, 1) = 10 choose 1 = 10. Order starts to matter from 2 items on: n × (n − 1) arrangements.