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OpenStudy (mathmath333):

In how many ways can the letters of the word MISSISSIPPI be rearranged ?

OpenStudy (mathmath333):

\(\large \color{black}{\begin{align} & \normalsize \text{In how many ways can the letters of the word MISSISSIPPI be rearranged ?}\hspace{.33em}\\~\\ \end{align}}\)

OpenStudy (steve816):

Easy peasy

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i so did not look that up ;)

OpenStudy (steve816):

Really? copy and paste?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

XD

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

lol

OpenStudy (mathmath333):

please pay attention to word 'rearranged '.

OpenStudy (steve816):

\[\frac{ 11! }{ 4! * 4! * 2! }\]

OpenStudy (steve816):

There you go.

OpenStudy (mathmath333):

is arranging and rearranging same thing

imqwerty (imqwerty):

34650 :) yes!! they r same

OpenStudy (mathmath333):

r u sure

OpenStudy (steve816):

@imqwerty Did you use my equation to get the answer?

OpenStudy (mathmath333):

i m confused very much

OpenStudy (steve816):

But your rating is 97 and you're a mathlete... I thought you were smart lol

imqwerty (imqwerty):

yea @steve816 i used the same equation to get the answer :)

OpenStudy (steve816):

Wow, Mr.Bond

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I guess, tons of ways? XD

OpenStudy (steve816):

Brony go away.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

excuse me?

OpenStudy (steve816):

I'm messing with ya :p

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-.-

OpenStudy (dan815):

M, i,i,i,i,S,S,S,S,P,P 1-m,4-i,4-s,2-p total = 1+4+4+2=11 in 11! ways if makes a distinction between the repeated letter cases so we have a multiple of those according to how many redundant cases we got so 11!/(4!*4!*2!)

OpenStudy (dan815):

in 11! ways it* makes

OpenStudy (dan815):

there is a nice way to picture it

OpenStudy (dan815):

like lets say for the 4, is you take those apart and put it to the side

OpenStudy (dan815):

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