PERMUTATIONS

DISTINGUISHABLE
PERMUTATIONS

Recall
P(4,4)
P(7,4)
P(8,2)
PERMUTATIONS

EVEN
STATISTICS
Determine the number of
permutations.

The number of distinguishable

permutations, P, of n objects where p are
alike, q are alike, r are alike and so on, is

DISTINGUISHABLE
PERMUTATIONS

Think of 3 words with

repeated letters.
Determine the number
of distinguishable
permutations for each.

How many
distinguishable
permutations are
possible with all the
letters of the word
ELLIPSES?

Determine the number of

distinguishable permutations of
the letters of:

MISSISSIPI
LETTER
CLEANER
BOOK
MEASURE