If I have 8 possible condiments to put on a Wendy’s hamburger, and I’m supposed

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If I have 8 possible condiments to put on a Wendy’s hamburger, and I’m supposed to come up with 256 combinations, how do I use excel’s combin formula to figure it out? I’m not sure how I can get excel to make 256 combinations. All I know is the outcome has to be 256 combinations If I have 8 possible condiments to put on a Wendy’s hamburger, and I’m supposed to come up with 256 combinations, how do I use excel’s combin formula to figure it out? I’m not sure how I can get excel to make 256 combinations. All I know is the outcome has to be 256 combinations

Explanation / Answer

Combin(number,number_chosen)

We have to find = 8C0 + 8C1 + 8C2 + 8C3 +.............+ 8C8

So, for example in excel

8C1 = Combin(8,1)

8C2 = Combin(8,2)

Similarly

8C8 = Combin (8,8)

Add all the numbers up

Answer = 256

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