2.5L R3 pannier problem

technoguppy said:

As you cannot repeat the numbers it is a permutation (not a combination) for the sake of calculating the number of possible outcomes.

The total number is 10! / (10 - 3)!, in English Ten Factorial divided by the Factorial of ten (number of available digits) minus three (number of times the digit is used).

or 10! / 7! = 3,628,800 / 5,040 = 720

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Grumpy Ole Codger said:

This will sort it

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MrPix said:

Still not sure it applies to the combination lock on the panniers... assuming that each number is fully placed.

There are 1000 possibilities... surely ... I can't see any repeated sequences here.. please circle the 280 that are there to help me.

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G Williams said:

There are 1,000 in total, but only 720 where each number in a group of 3 is unique. e.g. 221, 222, 212 etc are not included in the 720

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Jason Jurgens said:

If you count from 000 to 999, with a shot of whiskey between each count, how many combinations do you think you'll get to?

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1olbull said:

Interesting that your example indicates 953 numbers and not 1,000 . . .

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