Probability/Additional Topics in Probability and Counting
Question 29
Consider the following letters
palmes
- Find the number of distinguishable ways the letters can be arranged.
{#1}
- There is one arrangement that spells an inportant term used throughout the course. Find the term.
{#2}
- If the letters are randomly arranged in order, what is the probability that the arrangement spells the word from part b.
{#3}
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6.0000000
0.3333333
0
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