document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1030167>Question 1030167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "---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! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "---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! <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's like asking the number of arrangemens of aaabbccccc<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: 10!/[3!*2!*5!] = 2520<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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