Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 6 - Section 6.4 - Permutations and Combinations - Exercises - Page 437: 28

Answer

$15$

Work Step by Step

We choose where to put the two a's in the six-letter sequence. That is $C(6,2)=\frac{6!}{2!(6-2)!}=\frac{6!}{2!*4!}=\frac{6*5*4*3*2*1}{2*1*4*3*2*1}=\frac{6*5}{2}=15$ The other letters are f's. This gives a total of $15$ different six-letter sequences that use the letters f,f,a,a,f,f
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