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In how many different ways can the letters in the word [#permalink]
 19 Jan 2006, 11:54
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In how many different ways can the letters in the word "LEVEL" be arranged.
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You've five letters; they can lead to 5! permutaions of whom some are double, namely those in which the placements E's and L's are counted twice. To get them out divide
5!/ 2!*2! = 30
The two 2's represent the ways the two letter can be arranged on theit respective places.
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LEVEL - itself represents 2! * 2! combinations.
So total possible combinations = 5!/(2!*2!) = 30
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Total words = 5
Repeat word E (twice) and L (twice)
So = 5!/(2!*2!) = 30
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L - 2
E - 2
V - 1
Total number of ways = 5!/2!2! = 30
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Example: To find all permutations on A B C C
Answer: ABCC, ACBC, ACCB,
BACC, BCAC, BCCA,
CABC, CBAC, CBCA,
CACB, CCAB, CCBA
There are 12 orders, or 12 permutations in total.
P( permutation of n objects with n1 identical ones)
= n!/ n1!
Example of ABCC:
n = 4; (A,B,C,C)
n1= 2; (C,C)
n!/ n1! = 4! / 2! = (4 x 3 x 2 x 1)/ (2 x 1) = 12
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