document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=282559>Question 282559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a student has 2 small books, five medium sized books, and three large ones.  If all the books are different, how many ways can they be arranged on a shelf so that all books of the same size are together. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #205174 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=205174\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The 2 small books have 2*1=2 arrangements.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 5 medium books have 5*4*3*2*1=120 arrangements.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 3 latge books fave 3*2*1=6 arrangemenys.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*2*1=6 different ways to arrange these 3 groups of books.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus the total=2*120*6*6=8,640 different arrangements. </SPAN>\n" );
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