I'm doing a little bit of homework, and one of my problems is as follows:
Write a function that will return N! when N is passed to it.
Your program should ask for N and K. The probability of K numbers being selected from N numbers is:
Code:
N!
Probability = --------
K!(N-K)!
Basically, it's a lottery program, where the user enters the number of chances he's purchases, and enters the number of chances total. The program computes the probability. I know that my factorial function that I created is not the problem, it has to be somewhere in the code itself. Any help is appreciated, here's the code:
Code:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int fac(int n);
int main()
{
int fact1, fact2, picks, total, fact3, subtraction;
float output;
cout << "Enter the amount of chances you are choosing..." << '\n' << endl;
cin >> picks;
cout << '\n' << "Now, enter the total number of choices..." << '\n' << endl;
cin >> total;
subtraction = total - picks;
output = fac(total) / (fac(total * fac(subtraction)));
cout << '\n' << "Your chances are 1 in " << output << "." << endl;
return (0);
}
int fac(int n)
{
int i=0, fact=1;
for(i=1;i<=n;++i)
{
fact=fact*i;
}
return(fact);
}
Thanks!