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Arrangements of 19 balls in three colours

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In how many distinguishable orders can 33 red, 77 blue and 99 green balls be placed in a row, where balls of the same colour are identical?

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11,085,36011{,}085{,}360. This is a multinomial count: 19!3! 7! 9!\tfrac{19!}{3!\,7!\,9!}, dividing out the rearrangements of identical balls within each colour.

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