SOLUTION: How many different arrangements are there of the letters in MISSISSIPPI?

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Question 1116370: How many different arrangements are there of the letters in MISSISSIPPI?
Answer by ikleyn(52777) About Me  (Show Source):
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M I S S I S S I P P I

11 letters.

4 "I"s

4 "S"s

2 "P"s


The answer is  11%21%2F%284%21%2A4%21%2A2%21%29,


  where  4!  in the denominator stands for 4 repeating "I"'s;

another  4!  in the denominator stands for 4 repeating "S"'s;

and      2!  in the denominator stands for 2 repeating "P"'s.

Solved.

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    - Arranging elements of sets containing indistinguishable elements
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