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# Tom is arranging his marble collection in a collectors case.

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Tom is arranging his marble collection in a collectors case. He has five identical cat-eyes, five identical sulphides, and three identical agates. If he can fit exactly five marbles into the case and must have at least one of each type, how many different ways can he arrange the case?

(A) 120
(B) 150
(C) 420
(D) 1,260
(E) 1,680

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Tom is arranging his marble collection in a collectors case. He has five identical cat-eyes, five identical sulphides, and three identical agates. If he can fit exactly five marbles into the case and must have at least one of each type, how many different ways can he arrange the case?

(A) 120
(B) 150
(C) 420
(D) 1,260
(E) 1,680

I dont agree with the OA. Lets discuss.

Given the constraints, there is 2 ways to choose the stones :

1) Take 2 each of 2 types and 1 of the third type
3 ways to choose the type for which 1 stone is to be taken
Ways to arrange = 5!/(2!x2!) = 30
Total = 30 x 3 = 90

2) Take 3 of 1 type, one each of the other types
3 ways to choose the type for which 3 stones are to be taken
Ways to arrange = 5!/3! = 20
Total = 20 x 3 = 60

So net number of ways = 150

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10 Oct 2010, 03:32
Damn... silly mistakes again. Thank you Shrouded. Feel embarrassed for making a mistake and posting it out thinking I was right. I feel I should delete the post.
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hemanthp wrote:
Tom is arranging his marble collection in a collectors case. He has five identical cat-eyes, five identical sulphides, and three identical agates. If he can fit exactly five marbles into the case and must have at least one of each type, how many different ways can he arrange the case?

(A) 120
(B) 150
(C) 420
(D) 1,260
(E) 1,680

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We have that 3 marbles CSA must be in the collection case as he must have at least one of each type.

Then five chosen marbles could be:

1. CSA-XX - meaning that other 2 marbles are the same (for example CSA-CC):
$$\frac{5!}{3!}*C^1_3=60$$ ($$C^1_3$$ choosing which marble out of the 3 will be X and $$\frac{5!}{3!}$$ arranging 5 marbles our of which 3 are identical).

2. CSA-XY - meaning that other 2 marbles are not the same (for example CSA-CS):
$$\frac{5!}{2!2!}*C^2_3=60$$ ($$C^2_3$$ choosing which 2 marbles out of 3 will be X and Y and $$\frac{5!}{2!2!}$$ arranging 5 marbles our of which 2 and other 2 are identical).

Total: $$60+90=150$$.

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10 Oct 2010, 12:14
Thanks for the question and Explanation. Kudos to both of you
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04 Dec 2013, 16:32
Doesn't the order of the stones matter in this problem? It says "how many different ways could he arrange the case?".
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Doesn't the order of the stones matter in this problem? It says "how many different ways could he arrange the case?".

Yes, it does and each solution above talks about arrangement of the marbles after selecting. For example, check here: tom-is-arranging-his-marble-collection-in-a-collectors-case-102588.html#p797440

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Either we could have 2,2,1 combo or 3,1,1 combo. Each of these combos in turn have 3 different cases.
So, required answer is 3*(5!/3!) + 3*(5!/2!*2!) = 150.

So, the correct answer is B.
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