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What is the number of distinguishable permutations of the letters in the word oregon?
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∙ 12y ago
360.
There are 6 letters, so there are 6! (=720) different permutations of 6 letters.
However, since the two 'o's are indistinguishable, it is necessary to divide the total number of permutations by the number of permutations of the letter 'o's - 2! = 2
Thus 6! ÷ 2! = 360
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There are ten letters in the word. The total number of possible permutations is(10) x (9) x (8) x (7) x (6) x (5) x (4) x (3) x (2) = 3,628,800But the two 'c's can be arranged in either of 2 ways with no distinguishable change.Also, the three 'i's can be arranged in any of (3 x 2) = 6 ways with no distinguishable change.And the three 't's can be arranged in any of (3 x 2) = 6 ways with no distinguishable change.So the total number of possible permutations can be divided by (2 x 6 x 6) = 72, the number oftimes each distinguishable permutation occurs with different and indisnguishable arrangementsof 'c', 'i', and 't'.We're left with(10) x (9) x (8) x (7) x (...) x (5) x (...) x (...) x (2) = (3,628,800/72) = 50,400 distinguishable arrangements.
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