document.write( "Question 87092: I need help with these two problems can someone help me, I know they are long but i am in a big \"?\" ......thanks\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Problem #1
\n" ); document.write( "Wind has different books to arrange on a shelf: 4 blue, 3 green, and 2 red.
\n" ); document.write( "a) In how many ways can the books be arranges on a shelf?
\n" ); document.write( "b) If books of hte same color are to be grouped together, how many arrangements are possible?
\n" ); document.write( "c) In how many distinguishable ways can the books be arranged inf books of the same color are indentical but need not to be grouped together?
\n" ); document.write( "d) In how many ways can you select 3 books , one of each color, if the order in which the books are selected does not matter?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Problem #2
\n" ); document.write( "How many 7-digit telephone numbers are possible if the first digit cannot be zero and
\n" ); document.write( "a) only odd digits may be used?
\n" ); document.write( "b) the telephone number must be a multiple of 10 (that is, it must end in zero)?
\n" ); document.write( "c)the telephone number must be a multiple of 100?
\n" ); document.write( "d)the first 3 digits are 481?
\n" ); document.write( "e) no repetitions are allowed?
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Problem #1
\n" ); document.write( "Wind has different books to arrange on a shelf: 4 blue, 3 green, and 2 red.
\n" ); document.write( "a) In how many ways can the books be arranged on a shelf?
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 9! = 362880
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\n" ); document.write( "b) If books of the same color are to be grouped together, how many arrangements are possible?
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 3! = 6
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\n" ); document.write( "c) In how many distinguishable ways can the books be arranged if books of the same color are indentical but need not to be grouped together?
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 9!/[4!*3!*2!]
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\n" ); document.write( "d) In how many ways can you select 3 books , one of each color, if the order in which the books are selected does not matter?
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 4*3*2 = 24
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Problem #2
\n" ); document.write( "How many 7-digit telephone numbers are possible if the first digit cannot be zero and
\n" ); document.write( "a) only odd digits may be used?
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 5^7 = 8125
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\n" ); document.write( "b) the telephone number must be a multiple of 10 (that is, it must end in zero)?
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 10^6*1 = 100,000
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\n" ); document.write( "c)the telephone number must be a multiple of 100?
\n" ); document.write( "10^5*1*1 = 100,000
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\n" ); document.write( "d)the first 3 digits are 481?
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 1*1*!*10^4 = 10,000
\n" ); document.write( "e) no repetitions are allowed?
\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 10C7 = 120
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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