SOLUTION: Sally has 5 red flags 5 green flags and two white flags. How many 12-flag signals can she run up a flag pole? I know the formula is 12!/5!*5!*2!. But what does 12!/5!*5!*2!=
Algebra.Com
Question 885075: Sally has 5 red flags 5 green flags and two white flags. How many 12-flag signals can she run up a flag pole? I know the formula is 12!/5!*5!*2!. But what does 12!/5!*5!*2!=
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
12! = 12*11*10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 479,001,600
5! = 5*4*3*2*1 = 120
2! = 2*1 = 2
-------------------------------------------------------
So,
12!/(5!*5!*2!) = (479,001,600)/(120*120*2) = 16,632
RELATED QUESTIONS
sally has 6 red flags, 6 green flags, and 5 white flags. how many 17-flag signals can she (answered by stanbon)
Sally has 4 red flags, 3 green flags and 2 white flags. How many nine flag signals can... (answered by sudhanshu_kmr)
sally has 2 red flags, 5 green flags, and 4 white flags. how many 11 -flag signal can she (answered by reviewermath)
sally has 3 red flags 5 green flags and 4 white flags how many 12- flags can she run up a (answered by ewatrrr)
Robert has 4 red flags, 3 blue flags, and 2 white flags. How many 9-flag signals can he... (answered by stanbon)
Sally has 4 red flags, 3 green flags, and 4 white flags. How many 11-flags signals can... (answered by solver91311)
Did I solve the below word problem correctly using Permutation?
How many ways and 7... (answered by greenestamps)
Find the number of different signals consisting of eight flags that can be made using... (answered by sudhanshu_kmr)
How many different signals, each consisting of 9 flags hung in a line, can be made from a (answered by stanbon)