Arrangements of BOOLAHUBBOO with B's first
Question
Consider all distinct rearrangements of the letters of . In how many of them does every come before every ?
Short answer
. Choose the positions for the three B's and four O's in ways; only one filling (BBBOOOO) has all B's first. The remaining four distinct letters L, A, H, U fill the other spots in ways, so .
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- Counting and Combinatorics
- Sample Spaces, Events, and the Probability Axioms
- Conditional Probability, Total Probability, and Bayes' Rule
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