In how many arrangements of the letters BERKELEY are all three E's adjacent?
I think its (5!)*(6) i'm looking for some clarification.
Well, let's take a closer look, shall we?
In the word "BERKELEY," there are three E's. To find the number of arrangements where all three E's are adjacent, we can consider the three E's as a single unit. So, we have the unit EEE.
Now, within this unit, we have "B," "R," "K," "L," and "Y." This means we have five distinct elements to arrange.
Since all the arrangements within the EEE unit are considered the same (because the E's are identical), we treat the unit as a single element. Therefore, we now have 6 elements to arrange: EEE, B, R, K, L, and Y.
The total number of arrangements can be found using the formula for permutations of distinct objects, which is 6!
So the correct answer would be simply 6!.
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To find the number of arrangements of the letters in the word "BERKELEY" where all three E's are adjacent, we can treat the three E's as a single block.
1. First, consider the block of three E's as a single letter. This reduces the problem to arranging the letters BRKLY, where the B, R, K, L, and Y are distinct.
2. We can arrange the remaining letters (BRKLY) in 5! (5 factorial) ways.
3. Within the block of three E's, we can arrange the E's themselves in 3! (3 factorial) ways.
4. Multiplying these two results together, we get 5! * 3! = 120 * 6 = 720.
Therefore, there are 720 arrangements of the letters in "BERKELEY" where all three E's are adjacent.
To find the number of arrangements of the letters in the word BERKELEY where all three E's are adjacent, we can treat the three E's as a single entity. This means we can think of the word as having six "letters" instead of eight: B, R, K, L, Y, and the group of three E's.
Now, let's consider the number of arrangements of these six "letters." Since the E's need to be adjacent, we can think of the group of three E's as a single entity.
So, we have five "letters" to arrange: B, R, K, L, Y, and the group of EEE. The number of arrangements of these five "letters" can be calculated as 5!.
However, within the group of EEE, the three E's can be arranged in 3! ways. So, for each arrangement of the five "letters," we need to account for the different arrangements of the E's within the group.
Therefore, the total number of arrangements of the letters BERKELEY where all three E's are adjacent is 5! * 3!.
Calculating this:
5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120
3! = 3 x 2 x 1 = 6
Multiplying these two results: 120 * 6 = 720.
So, there are 720 arrangements of the letters in the word BERKELEY where all three E's are adjacent.
If the three E's are together, you might as well just count them as a single letter.
So, there are just 6! ways to arrange the letters.
Your 5!*6 is the same value. I assume you considered the 5! permutations of BRKLY times the 6 places you could stick the E's.