Question 23
MediumOriginal questionHow many different arrangements of all the letters of the word BANANA are possible?
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
BANANA has 6 letters: A three times, N twice, B once.
Swapping identical letters gives nothing new, so divide by the repeats.
Arrangements .
Worth noting
720 treats the letters as all different. 120 divides only by for the A's, and 360 only by for the N's.
- Concept
- Arrangements with repeated letters
- Typical timeTypical
- 70 s
- Your timeYours
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