SOLUTION: How many 6 digit Even numbers can be formed by using 1,2,2,4,4,4?

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Question 1108154: How many 6 digit Even numbers can be formed by using 1,2,2,4,4,4?
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In such numbers, the digit "1" can occupy any position, except the "ones" position.


There are  5%21%2F%282%21%2A3%21%29  different even numbers, comprising of given digits and having "1" in the most-left position.


      ( 5%21%2F%282%21%2A3%21%29  is the number of distinguishable arrangements of the digits 2,2,4,4,4 )


There are  5%21%2F%282%21%2A3%21%29  different even numbers, comprising of given digits and having "1" in the 2-nd position from the left.


    . . . .  and so on . . . 


There are  5%21%2F%282%21%2A3%21%29  different even numbers, comprising of given digits and having "2" in the 5-nd position from the left.


In this way, you get all possible distinguishable arrangements, and their total number is  5%2A%285%21%2F%282%21%2A3%21%29%29 = 5%2A%28120%2F%282%2A6%29%29 = 5*10 = 50 numbers.

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    - Arranging elements of sets containing indistinguishable elements
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