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Question 828855: Please help me solve the question?
Six tiles need to be placed in a row. There are 3 yellow tiles, 2 green tiles and 1 white tile. How many different patterns can be formed using all 6 tiles?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Six tiles need to be placed in a row. There are 3 yellow tiles, 2 green tiles and 1 white tile. How many different patterns can be formed using all 6 tiles?
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Model: Same as # of words using letters from the word "yyyggw".
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Ans: 6!/(3!*2!*1) = 60
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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