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Question 1142896: How many different arrangements of letters in the word QABABA are possible
Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The given words has 6 letters; of them, the letter "A" repeats 3 times and letter "B" repeats 2 times.


The answer is   =  = 60.


In the formula,  3!  stands to account for the letter "A" repeating thrice, and 2!  stands to account for the letter "B", repeating twice. 

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