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Question 389541: season greetings!
this is the question:
Suppose you are making a bracelet with all different colours and shapes of beads. How many bracelets are possible if you use:
a) 4 beads?
b) 5 beads?
c) 6 beads?
d) N beads?
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In general the total number of bracelets is %28N-1%29%21%2F2 given N distinct-colored beads. Just use this formula to find the values from (a) to (c).