document.write( "Question 756855: So find the number of distinguishable five - letter permutations that can be formed from the letters in the word window using the following steps\r
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document.write( "a) Find the number of distinguishable five letter sequences containing exactly one w
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document.write( "b)Find the number of distinguishable five letter sequences containing exactly two w's
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document.write( "c) Add the results of steps a and b\r
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document.write( "I get a is 5 factorial but how do you do b??? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #460443 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! So find the number of distinguishable five - letter permutations that can be formed from the letters in the word window using the following steps \n" ); document.write( "a) Find the number of distinguishable five letter sequences containing exactly one w \n" ); document.write( "Ans: 5! = 120 \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "b)Find the number of distinguishable five letter sequences containing exactly two w's \n" ); document.write( "Patterns: \n" ); document.write( "wwind \n" ); document.write( "wwino \n" ); document.write( "wwido \n" ); document.write( "wwndo \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "# of arrangements of each pattern: 5!/2! = 60 \n" ); document.write( "Total # of arrangements 4*60 = 240 \n" ); document.write( "----------------------- \n" ); document.write( "c) Add the results of steps a and b \n" ); document.write( "Ans: 360 \n" ); document.write( "=============================================== \n" ); document.write( "Note: The answer to part \"b\" was provided by the \n" ); document.write( "person who posted this problem. Thank You \n" ); document.write( "============================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |