document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1146903>Question 1146903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many distinct permutations are there of the letters in the worst \"STATISTICS\" </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 10 symbols in the word \"STATISTICS\";\r\n" );
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document.write( "of them,  \"S\" has multiplicity 3;\r\n" );
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document.write( "          \"T\" has multiplicity 3;\r\n" );
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document.write( "          \"I\" has multiplicity 2;\r\n" );
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document.write( "          \"A\" and \"C\" have multiplicity 1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The number of all permutations of 10 items is  10! = 10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The number of all distinguishable arrangements of letters is  10! / (3! * 3! * 2! * 2!).\r\n" );
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document.write( "The factorials in the denominator serve to account for repeating letters.\r\n" );
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document.write( "See the lesson\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Permutations/Arranging-elements-of-sets-containing-undistinguishable-elements.lesson>Arranging elements of sets containing indistinguishable elements</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, &nbsp;you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The referred lesson is the part of this online textbook under the topic &nbsp;\"<U>Combinatorics: Combinations and permutations</U>\". \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Save the link to this textbook together with its description\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "into your archive and use when it is needed.\r<BR>\n" );
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