SOLUTION: How many arrangements are there in the word PROBABILITY

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Question 1073867: How many arrangements are there in the word PROBABILITY
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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PROBABILITY

That's an 11-letter word.  If we could tell the 2 B's apart and the
2 I's apart, the answer would be 11! However, since we can't, we must 
divide by the number of ways the 2 B's can be swapped within each 
arrangement which is 2!.  Also we must divide by the number of ways 
the 2 I's can be swapped within each arrangement which is also 2!.

Answer: 11%21%2F%282%21%2A2%21%29%22%22=%22%229979200  


Edwin