SOLUTION: There are three identical red flags, two identical blue flags, and five identical green flags. How many different patterns are possible if the flags are displayed vertically on a f

Question 1030167: There are three identical red flags, two identical blue flags, and five identical green flags. How many different patterns are possible if the flags are displayed vertically on a flagpole?
---I believe the answer is 30 or 300. Please correct me if I'm wrong (which I think I am) and also explain how you get the correct answer. Thank you!
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
here are three identical red flags, two identical blue flags, and five identical green flags. How many different patterns are possible if the flags are displayed vertically on a flagpole?
---I believe the answer is 30 or 300. Please correct me if I'm wrong (which I think I am) and also explain how you get the correct answer. Thank you!
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That's like asking the number of arrangemens of aaabbccccc
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Ans: 10!/[3!*2!*5!] = 2520
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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