Find the number of different words (with or without meaning) that you can make by using all the letters of the word “TALLAHASSEE”.
+130516 Fitst ....count the number of letters in the word = 11
For letters that appear more than once......count the number of times each repeats
A = 3 L = 2 S = 2 E = 2
Now.....compute this.....
[ The number of letters in the word folllowed by a factorial sign ] / [ The number of multiple repeats of each of the letters in the second part above, followed by a factorial sign behind each....we will multiply these together] ..... so we have....
11! / [ 3! * 2! * 2! * 2! ] = 831, 600 identifiable "words"
+130516 Fitst ....count the number of letters in the word = 11
For letters that appear more than once......count the number of times each repeats
A = 3 L = 2 S = 2 E = 2
Now.....compute this.....
[ The number of letters in the word folllowed by a factorial sign ] / [ The number of multiple repeats of each of the letters in the second part above, followed by a factorial sign behind each....we will multiply these together] ..... so we have....
11! / [ 3! * 2! * 2! * 2! ] = 831, 600 identifiable "words"
