Posted on January 27th, 2009
How many different ways can a set of poker chips be arranged and what probability rule applies to it?
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ronny asked:
How many different ways can a set of poker chips containing 8 blue, 4 red, and 5 white chips be arranged in a row?
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How many different ways can a set of poker chips containing 8 blue, 4 red, and 5 white chips be arranged in a row?
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January 28th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
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This is a permutation with repetition question (like arranging the letters in “MISSISSIPPI”). To prevent over-counting, we divide by factorials over all repeated colors. This yields
(8+4+5)! / (8! 4! 5!) = 17! / (8! 4! 5!) ways.
January 28th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
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