7 Choose 0

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What is 7 choose 0?

Answer

7 choose 0 is
1

Order doesn't matter, no repeats: 1 way to choose 0 of 7 items.

There is exactly one way: take none.

C(7, 0) = 7! / (0! · 7!)

= 1

0! = 1 (an empty product), so 7! cancels out completely.

Row 7 of Pascal's triangle
k7 choose k
01
17
221
335
435
521
67
71

Row sum: 27 = 128 — all subsets of 7 items.

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FAQ

What is 7 choose 0?

7 choose 0 is 1

Why is 7 choose 0 the same as 7 choose 7?

Every way to choose 0 of 7 items leaves exactly 7 behind, so choosing 0 and choosing which 7 to leave out are the same count: 7 choose 0 = 7 choose 7 = 1. In the formula n! / (k! (n − k)!) the two factorials below just swap places.

How many ways are there if order matters?

The same 1: with 0 chosen items there is only one order, so P(7, 0) = 7 choose 0 = 1. Order starts to matter from 2 items on: n × (n − 1) arrangements.