SOLUTION: How many different 11-letter arrangements can be made using the letters in the word FIRECRACKER?

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Question 1195897: How many different 11-letter arrangements can be made using the letters in the word FIRECRACKER?

Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The given word has 11 letters.


Of them, the letters "R", "E", and "C" are repeated and have multiplicity of 3, 2, and 2, respectively..


All other letters are unique.


To calculate the number of all distinguishable arrangements of the 11 letters, use the formula

     =  = 1663200.     ANSWER


In this formula, 11! counts for all possible permutations, while the factor (3!)*(2!)*(2!) in the denominator 

reduces undistinguishable permutations.

Solved.

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