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
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document.write( "Problem #1
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document.write( "Wind has different books to arrange on a shelf: 4 blue, 3 green, and 2 red.
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document.write( "a) In how many ways can the books be arranges on a shelf?
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document.write( "b) If books of hte same color are to be grouped together, how many arrangements are possible?
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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?
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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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document.write( "Problem #2
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document.write( "How many 7-digit telephone numbers are possible if the first digit cannot be zero and
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document.write( "a) only odd digits may be used?
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document.write( "b) the telephone number must be a multiple of 10 (that is, it must end in zero)?
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document.write( "c)the telephone number must be a multiple of 100?
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document.write( "d)the first 3 digits are 481?
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document.write( "e) no repetitions are allowed? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #63158 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------ \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 \n" ); document.write( "--------------------- \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!] \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------ \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 \n" ); document.write( "-----------------------------\r \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 \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \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 \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "c)the telephone number must be a multiple of 100? \n" ); document.write( "10^5*1*1 = 100,000 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------ \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 \n" ); document.write( "----------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |