Question

How many different letter permutations, of any length, can be made using the letters M O T T O (For instance, there are 3 possible permutations of length 1.)

Answer 1

Answer:

89

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that

2 O, 2 T and 1 M

Now based on this, the following ways are there  

1

Three ways i.e. {M,T,O}

2

XX or XY

XX in 2C1 = two ways i.e. {OO or TT}

XY in 3C2 × 2! = six ways

3

XXY or XYZ

XXY in 2C1 × 2C1 × 3! ÷ 2! = twelve ways

XYZ in 3C3 × 3! = six ways

4

XXYY or XXYZ

XXYY = 4! ÷ (2! × 2!) = six ways

XXYZ in 2C1 ×  4! ÷ 2! = twenty four ways

5

= 5! ÷ (2! ×2!)

= 120 ÷ 4

= 30

Therefore, the total is

= 3 + (2 +6)+ (12 +6) + (6 +24) + 30

= 89