Permutation

Involving
Repetition
 Permutation with
Replacement
The number of
permutations of n
objects taken r at a
time, with repetition,
is given by n .
r
 Permutation with Identical
 

Objects
The number of permutations of
n objects with a objects alike,
b of another kind alike, c of
another kind alike, and so on,
is given by
P=
Let’s Practice
 How many ways can 4
blue, 3 red, 3 yellow,
and 2 green bulbs be
arranged in a wire of a
holiday decoration light
with 12 sockets?
 
This is an example of a
permutation with identical objects.
Hence, n = 12,
a = 4, b = 3, c = 3 and d = 2

Thus, the total number of

arrangement is
= 277, 200
Example 2
 Into how many different
arrangements can 3
identical trigonometry
books, 4 identical calculus
books, and 5 identical
algebra books be placed on
a shelf?
 
Solve using the formula for
permutation with identical
objects. Here, n = 12, a = 3, b
= 4 and c = 5. Thus, the total
number of arrangements is
= 27,720
Example 3
 How many distinct
permutations can be
formed from the
letter of the word
STATISTICS?
 The letter S and T both
appear 3 times, I appears
twice, and the rest of the
letters once. Hence, we
can use the formula for
permutation with identical
objects.
 Thus, the number of
distinct permutations is
S3  

T3 P=
A1
I2
= 50 400
C1