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morrobay
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With 6 red, 3 blue and 3 green flower pots, how many color permutations in row of 12 are there ?
Its not 12! or n!/(n-r)!
Its not 12! or n!/(n-r)!
The total number of possible color permutations in a row of 6 red, 3 blue, and 3 green flower pots is 2,520. This can be calculated using the formula for combinations with repetition, nCr = (n+r-1)! / r!(n-1)!, where n is the total number of objects and r is the number of each type of object.
The blue flower pots can be arranged in 84 different ways. This can be calculated using the formula for combinations, nCr = n! / r!(n-r)!, where n is the total number of objects and r is the number of objects being chosen.
The probability of randomly selecting a row with all red flower pots is 0.000198413 or approximately 0.02%. This can be calculated by taking the number of possible combinations with all red flower pots (1) and dividing it by the total number of possible combinations (2,520).
Yes, the flower pots can be rearranged in a way that there are no two adjacent pots with the same color. This can be achieved by arranging the pots in a pattern such as RBRBGBGBGRGRGR, where R represents a red flower pot, B represents a blue flower pot, and G represents a green flower pot.
If the first and last pots must be the same color, there are 840 different ways to arrange the flower pots. This can be calculated by taking the number of possible combinations for the remaining pots (2,520/3 = 840) and multiplying it by the number of ways the first and last pots can be arranged (3).