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Probability – Sharp EL-9900 User Manual

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Basic Keyboard/GENERAL MATHEMATICS USING THE SHARP EL-9900

Copyright © 2002, Sharp Electronics Corporation. Permission is granted to photocopy for educational use only.

Press to access the calculation screen.

1. Find five factorial or 5!.

STEP 1:

Enter 5! by pressing

5 MATH C

7 .

STEP 2:

Calculate by pressing ENTER .

The answer is 120.

2. Find the number of combinations of 2 from a group of 5.

STEP 1:

Enter the large number 5 by pressing

5 .

STEP 2:

Enter the combination symbol by pressing MATH C

6 .

STEP 3:

Enter the small number 2 and calculate by pressing

2

ENTER .

The answer is 10.

Permutations are found in the same manner.

3. Randomly select a person from an ordered group of 10.

STEP 1:

Access the random integer command by pressing

MATH

C

2 .

STEP 2:

Enter the lower bound of 1 by pressing 1 , .

STEP 3:

Enter the upper bound of 10 by pressing 1 0 ) .

STEP 4:

Calculate the random person by pressing ENTER .

Answers will vary.

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