Posted in Poker April 16th, 2010
How many different ways can a set of poker chips be arranged and what probability rule applies to it?
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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Posted by kb April 16th, 2010 at 6:14 am
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.
Posted by Jesse T. April 16th, 2010 at 6:36 am
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