SOLUTION: find the number of ways in which 5 large books, 4 medium size books and 3 small books can be placed on the shelf so that all the books of the same size are together

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Question 705710: find the number of ways in which 5 large books, 4 medium size books and 3 small books can be placed on the shelf so that all the books of the same size are together
Answer by filboi(35) About Me  (Show Source):
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Large books can be arranged in 5! ways.
Medium size books can be arranged in 4! ways.
Small books can be arranged in 3! ways.
The three group of books can be arranged in 3!. Hence,
P=5%21%2A4%21%2A3%21%2A3%21=103680