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COMBINA

This function calculates the number of possible combinations (along with repetitions) for the specified number of items.

Syntax

COMBINA( *Value, Value_chosen* )

Arguments

This function has the following arguments:

Argument

Description

Value

Refers to the number representing the number of items. This value must be positive and greater than or equal to the second argument i.e.Value_chosen.

Value_chosen

Refers to the number of items in each possible combination. This value must be positive.

Remarks

The following equation is used to calculate the COMBINA function:


(Value + Value_chosen -1) / (Value-1)

Data Types

Accepts numeric data for both arguments. Returns numeric data.

Examples

COMBINA(5,4) gives the result 70.


COMBINA(6,5) gives the result 252.


COMBINA(11,3) gives the result 286.