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[V8mate]

There are three groups, each with five items in. How many variations are there for picking three items, one from each group?

[cs02rm0]

Elephant.

[Shabs]

x = 3*5!

[V8mate]

I shouldn't have asked on a Friday, should I?

[evenflow]

125?

[Justayellowbadge]

5X5X5

[Floor Tom]

125 isn't it?

[dougc]

120

[V8mate]

Justayellowbadge said:

5X5X5

That makes complete sense.

Thanks

[escargot]

cs02rm0 said:

Elephant.

Impossible. Did you actually read the question?



The answer is quite clearly: Kangaroo.

[rocksteadyeddie]

-13%

[dmitsi]

Could you rephrase the question to include both trains speeds and what time they left their stations please?

[Size Nine Elm]

You need to change the thread title from Sums to Products since the answer is 5x5x5, not 5+5+5.

[/pedant smug git]

[V8mate]

Ok - need an injection of speed.

If the five items in each group are the numbers 4,5,6,7,8, is there a quick way of generating the results in Excel

e.g.

Result 1	Result 2	Result 3
4	4	4
4	4	5
4	5	4

etc.

[evenflow]

Column A: number 4 repeated 25 times, number 5 repeated 25 times etc..
Column B: number 4 repeated 5 times, number 5 repeated 5 times etc..
Column C: number 4, number 5..

Edited by evenflow on Friday 4th December 13:18

[V8mate]

evenflow said:

Column A: number 4 repeated 25 times, number 5 repeated 25 times etc..
Column B: number 4 repeated 5 times, number 5 repeated 5 times etc..
Column C: number 4, number 5..

Edited by evenflow on Friday 4th December 13:15

Good man!

Thank you very, very much indeed!

[Cara van man]

Are you trying to determine the amount of possible excuses Swerni will make for leaving early on the 17th?

[Poledriver]

MX5?

[DrTre]

"We're in the pipe, five by five."

Name that film.

[Poledriver]

DrTre said:

"We're in the pipe, five by five."

Name that film.

Aliens!

Do I win a Lotus?