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Letter Combinations and Permutations

The document provides calculations for the number of distinct arrangements of letters in various words, including 'MISSISSIPPI', 'MATHEMATICS', 'PARALLEL', 'PHILIPPINES', and 'BLUEBERRY'. Each calculation uses factorials to account for repeated letters and presents the total distinct arrangements for each word. The final results show the number of arrangements for each word as 34,650, 4,989,600, 3,360, 1,108,800, and 45,360 respectively.

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Letter Combinations and Permutations

The document provides calculations for the number of distinct arrangements of letters in various words, including 'MISSISSIPPI', 'MATHEMATICS', 'PARALLEL', 'PHILIPPINES', and 'BLUEBERRY'. Each calculation uses factorials to account for repeated letters and presents the total distinct arrangements for each word. The final results show the number of arrangements for each word as 34,650, 4,989,600, 3,360, 1,108,800, and 45,360 respectively.

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1.

MISSISSIPPI
= n___
p! q! r!

11 LETTERS
1 M = 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x
2x1
4 I (4x3x2x1) (4x3x2x1) (
2x1)
4 S
2 P = 11 x 10 x 9 x 7 x 5
= 34,650
2. MATHEMATICS
= 11!___
2! 2! 2!

11 LETTERS
2 M = 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x
2x1
2 A (2x1) (2x1) (2x1)
2 T
1 H = 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 3
1 E = 4,989,600
1 I
1 C
1 S
1. PARALLEL
= 8___
2! 3!

8 LETTERS
1 P = 8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1
2 A (2x1) (3x2)
1 R
3 L = 8x7x5x4x3
1 E = 3360

2. PHILIPPPINES
= 11!___
3! 3!

11 LETTERS
3 P = 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1
1 H (3x2x1) (3x2x1)
3 I
1 L = 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 5 x 4
1 N = 1,108,800
1 E
1 S
5. BLUEBERRY
= _ 9___
2! 2! 2!

9 LETTERS
2 B = 9x8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1
1 L (2x1) (2x1) (2x1)
1 U
2 E = 9x8x7x6x5x3
2 R = 45,360
1 Y

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