8 Choose 6

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What is 8 choose 6?

Answer

8 choose 6 is
28

Order doesn't matter, no repeats: 28 ways to choose 6 of 8 items.

Choosing 6 of 8 is the same as leaving 2 out: C(8, 6) = C(8, 2).

C(8, 6) = 8! / (6! · 2!)

= C(8, 2)

= (8 × 7) / (2 × 1)
= 56 / 2

= 28

If order matters (permutations): P(8, 6) = 8 × 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 = 20,160 — each combination in 6! = 720 orders.

Row 8 of Pascal's triangle
k8 choose k
01
18
228
356
470
556
628
78
81

Row sum: 28 = 256 — all subsets of 8 items.

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FAQ

What is 8 choose 6?

8 choose 6 is 28

Why is 8 choose 6 the same as 8 choose 2?

Every way to choose 6 of 8 items leaves exactly 2 behind, so choosing 6 and choosing which 2 to leave out are the same count: 8 choose 6 = 8 choose 2 = 28. In the formula n! / (k! (n − k)!) the two factorials below just swap places.

How many ways are there if order matters?

P(8, 6) = 20,160. Each of the 28 combinations can be put in order in 6! = 720 ways, so permutations = combinations × k!: P(n, k) = n! / (n − k)!.

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