SOLUTION: How many different signals can be sent up on a flagpole if each signal requires three blue and three yellow flags and the flags are identical except for color.

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Question 44684: How many different signals can be sent up on a flagpole if each signal requires three blue and three yellow flags and the flags are identical except for color.
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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6!/(3!3!) = 20
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