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“The More, The Merrier”

There will be four competing groups. Each


group will list all the possibilities. The group
who will have the greatest number of ways
in just a minute or two will declared as a
winner.
Mrs. Pamo uses the four letters of her
surname P, A, M, and O in different
order to assign computer log-in
passwords to her 20 students. Each
letter appears only once in a password.
Let’s help her in generating passwords.
List all the possible passwords that Mrs.
Pamo can use.
Distinguishable
Permutation
 
The number of distinguishable permutations of
n objects taken altogether wherer₁ , are of the
same kind, r₂ are of another kind and so on is:
EXAMPLE:
Find the number of
permutations of the letters of
the word STATISTICS.
LET’S DO THIS:
Directions: Find the permutation of the following:
In the mountainous regions of India, China, Nepal, Bhutan, it
is common to see prayer flags. Each has a prayer written on
it, and colour is used to symbolize different elements: green
for water, yellow for earth, white for air/wind, blue for
sky/space and red for life. How many arrangement of the
same prayer can Dorgi make using these 9flags: 1 green, 1
yellow, 2 white, 3 blue and 2 red?
Directions: Answer the following. Write your solution.
(3 pts. each)
1. In how many ways can we arrange the letters in the word
TOOTH?
2. How many different arrangements of the word
PARRAMATTA are possible?
3. If there are 4 chocolate chip, 2 oatmeal, and 2 double
chocolate cookies in a box, in how many different orders is it
possible to eat all of these cookies?
4. If there are 4 cans of cola, 3 cans of
lemonade, and 5 cans of iced tea in a cooler, in
how many orders is it possible to consume these
drinks?
5. In how many ways can the letters of the word
REFERENCE be arranged?
Permutation Quiz (Distinguishable Edition)
1. In how many ways can the letters of the word APPLE can be rearranged?
A. 60
B. 55
C. 50
D. 45
2. In how many ways can the letters of the word MATHEMATICS be arranged?
A. 4,998,600
B. 4,989,060
C. 4,998,006
D. 4,989,600
3. If there are 4 cans of cola, 3 cans of lemonade, and 5 cans of iced tea
in a cooler, in how many orders is it possible to consume these drinks?
A. 17,280
B. 27,720
C. 72,270
D. 479,001,600
4. How many arrangements can be made from the word CALCULATOR?
A. 453600
B. 453700
C. 457300
D. 437000
5. How many distinguishable permutation exist
for the letters in the word CINCINNATI?
A. 5,5400
B. 54,000
C. 50,400
D. 50, 040
THANKS GOD IT’S
FRIDAY!!!

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