Question

Among 9 different pres. candidates 3 are republican and 6 are democrats. How many different ways can the 9 candidates be lined up?

Answer 1

The possible number of permutations of the 9 candidates is 9! There are 3! permutations of the republicans and 6! permutations of the democrats without getting a different result. Therefore the number of ways the candidates can be lined up is
\[\frac{9!}{3!6!}=you\ can\ calculate\]

Answer 2

thank you!

Answer 3

You're welcome :)