Asked by Laura
1. At a college library exhibition of faculty publications, 3 different mathematics books, 4 different social science books, and 3 different biology books will be displayed on a shelf. In how many ways can these ten books be arranged on the shelf if all books on the same subject are identical?
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Answered by
R_scott
10! / (4! * 3! * 3!)
Answered by
Reiny
At the start of the question you say something like 3 <b>different </b> math books, but at the end
you say all books on the same subject are identical, so which is it?
Assuming that each subject's books are indistinguishable, we have a formula for this
number of arrangements = 10!/(3!4!3!) = .....
you say all books on the same subject are identical, so which is it?
Assuming that each subject's books are indistinguishable, we have a formula for this
number of arrangements = 10!/(3!4!3!) = .....
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